'I was trying to tell Nicole Scherzinger that Boro are a proper football club, but she asked, ‘Where are all of the trophies?’ I said, ‘Don’t worry about that…’' The celebrity Middlesbrough fan who attempted to recruit X Factor judge

Nicole Scherzinger perfors at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards Pre-Show at The Palms Hotel and Casino on September 9, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Part of the beauty of football is that the game attracts fans from all walks of life.

While the roots of the sport came from the working classes’ desire to be entertained after they’d finished their Saturday shift in their Victorian factories, billionaires and global celebrities will now flock to matches.