Which football clubs do Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton support?

Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton are the top two drivers in Formula 1 and have been battling all season long, with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix bringing the thrilling 2021 campaign to an end this Sunday. As well as their love for motorsport, the Dutchman and Englishman are also big football fans.

Here, we take a look at their football fandom, with both having expressed their interest in the beautiful game in various interviews.

What is Max Verstappen’s favourite football team?

In the Netherlands, Verstappen’s football team is PSV Eindhoven. But, that’s not his only team. The Red Bull driver says he supports Barcelona on an international level, while he has also backed Ajax in the Champions League, something that hasn’t gone down with other PSV Eindhoven supporters.

“My favourite team in Holland is PSV Eindhoven, but let’s say, internationally, it’s Barcelona,” Verstappen explained in a recent interview with DAZN.

In that conversation, he even had his say on Xavi’s arrival in the Camp Nou dugout, although Verstappen admitted he is was disappointed to see Ronald Koeman fired. “I think [Xavi’s return] is great for the club, although I’m sad for Koeman because he’s Dutch and he had to leave and he’s also a legend of the club,” the F1 star said.

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What is Lewis Hamilton’s favourite football team?

Since the age of five, Lewis Hamilton has been an Arsenal supporter and he was even invited to attend training when Arsene Wenger was the coach.

“I grew to love the team with Ian Wright, obviously at the time,” Hamilton told Sky Sports when discussing his Arsenal fandom.

Discussing his love for the sport, he revealed that he played when he was younger and that he played well. “I wasn’t bad at football when I was a kid, mainly because I was so energetic,” he said. “I played centre midfield and I would do the work with attack and defence so I was running twice the amount of yardage.”