At the start of the year it was revealed that Barack Obama - the future president of the United States and probably the most powerful man in the world - is a West Ham fan.
Mr Obama - who has family in the south east of England was even at a game at Upton Park about five years ago whilst on a visit to his family.
Never likely to miss out on an opportunity for some good press these days, West Ham have even made an official statement on the matter.
"We are very proud of what Barack Obama has achieved and respect what he has done," West Ham director Mike Lee told BBC Sport.
"We plan to send him a letter of congratulations and invite him to come to game at Upton Park the next time he is in London."
Obama's own spokesman said: “Obama is a big sports nut and loves his soccer.
“He never really followed it, though, until he was told all about the passion of West Ham fans by some of his English relatives.
"He’s always keen to find out how his adopted club are getting on.”
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