Ranveer Singh meets Idris Elba in London; strikes a pose with football legends Rio Ferdinand, Petr Cech and Peter Schmeichel : Bollywood News

Actor and sports aficionado Ranveer Singh took the internet by storm earlier this week as he shared the screen space with Arsenal legends Cesc Fabregas and Patrick Vieira for Sky Sports. The 83 actor was present pitch side ahead of the Gunners' clash against Chelsea at the Emirates. Opening up about the impact of football in India, Singh shared how despite cricket being a dominating sport, football is massively popular in the country.

Ranveer Singh meets Idris Elba in London; strikes a pose with football legends Rio Ferdinand, Petr Cech and Peter Schmeichel

The actor took to his Instagram on Thursday to share a photo with football legends Rio Ferdinand, Petr Cech and Peter Schmeichel. He posed for a photo and wrote, “Legends of Football. @pschmeichel1 @rioferdy5 #ArseneWenger @petrcech @premierleague @plforindia #PLHallOfFame.”

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Ranveer Singh also shared a photo with British actor Idris Elba, who is also a fellow Arsenal fan, who are termed as Gooner. He took to his Instagram story to share the photo and wrote, “Nice to meet by fellow Gooner @idriselba.”

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In the interview with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Ranveer stated, “Honoured to be here, privileged to be on the show in such esteemed company. “Talking about how he fell in love with the sport, Singh added, “The English Premier League came (in India) at the turn of the century, around the year 2000. A whole generation got hooked on this high-quality football. It was around then when I was watching the Invincibles play football. And that’s what made me fall in love with the sport and Arsenal. “

He further added, “We have so much love as Arsenal fans, football fans and fans of the Premier League and for your (Hasselbaink) contribution to the sport and to humanity.”

For the unversed, Ranveer Singh was recently also announced as the brand ambassador for Star Sports in India to fuel sports fandom in the country.

On the work front, Ranveer Singh will next star in Karan Johar’s Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani. The film stars Alia Bhatt, Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan and Shabana Azmi. It is slated for July 2023 release.