Footballer athletes are just ordinary humans like us who need to be entertained when they are bored. There are several footballers who love to watch anime in their spare time, some even openly show their love by wearing clothes with pictures of their favorite anime series.

So, who are these footballers who are into anime? Without further ado, let’s get into it!

1. Eden Hazard

The Belgian player who currently plays for Real Madrid CF turns out to be a big fan of the Naruto anime series. In 2013, when Hazard was on a plane, he was caught watching Naruto on his laptop. 

Is this why Hazard is so quick like a ninja on the pitch?

2. Michy Batshuayi

Another Belgian international, Michy Batshuayi, is also a fan of anime. The striker who plays for Crystal Palace F.C. is a massive fan of Dragon Ball. Not just wearing a hoodie with a picture of Goku Black on it, Batshuayi also has a 1:1 scale Goku statue.

3. Bakary Sako

Bakary Sako is very open about his fascination with anime, he even had a cool way to show it. Sako has a wide collection of custom football boots with pictures of popular anime characters, such as Luffy, Zoro, Sasuke, etc.

With the cool collection of football boots Bakary has, he certainly makes many anime fans envy him.

4. Kurt Zouma

The Chelsea FC defender is also a fan of One Piece. It was revealed after Zouma posted himself watching One Piece on his Instagram account.

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5. Geoffrey Kondogbia

Similar to Kurt Zouma, Geoffrey Kondogbia is also a big fan of One Piece! As it turns out, Geoffrey Kondogbia even went to Japan to purchase an original One Piece action figure and met Eiichiro Oda, the creator of the One Piece series when Oda was visiting France.

Geoffrey Kondogbia once revealed that he loves reading comics/manga, especially One Piece.

6. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

The Arsenal striker is a huge anime enthusiast. Aubameyang has a pair of sneakers with Goku, the main protagonist of the anime Dragon Ball, on it. He’s also seen wearing a Goku t-shirt -- showing his love for Dragon Ball.

7. Faouzi Ghoulam

In 2015, when celebrating Napoli’s win over Wolfsburg in the Europa League, Faouzi Ghoulam showed his Dragon Ball Z underwear. We can see that he’s a fan of Akira Toriyama's series.

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