Prince William Reveals Key Position His Children Play in Soccer Superstitions

Prince William is opening up about his sporting superstitions — and the way he depends on his children to deliver luck to his favourite soccer group!

The Prince of Wales, 42 — who’s the patron of the English Soccer Affiliation — is an enormous fan of Aston Villa F.C. and has already handed his love of the sport to his eldest son, Prince George, 11, who has frequently joined him for a number of video games on the group’s residence floor in Birmingham, England.

Chatting with U.Ok. newspaper The Solar in an interview revealed on Friday, March. 14, William admitted his three youngsters — George, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6 — usually get dragged into his recreation day rituals when he is watching the group play on TV at residence.

“If I’m residence alone with the youngsters, I most likely don’t have the pre-match pint however I do have a little bit of superstition about the place I sit after I’m watching them,” William advised the outlet.

“If we’re not doing very nicely, I begin transferring spherical the home fairly shortly and I put the youngsters in several positions hoping that’s going to alter our luck,” he added about being a “paid-up member of Villa TV” when he cannot make it to Villa Park stadium in particular person.

As for which groups his youngsters assist, William advised the newspaper that he is “type of hoping they’ll all discover their very own groups in time. They don’t all should be Villa followers.”

“I’m making an attempt to not be biased however clearly they see how passionate I’m about it and so they watch the matches with me. I’m making an attempt to unfold the love a bit of bit,” he added.

“They do have Villa shirts, and ask to come back to video games with me, however they produce other shirts as nicely. There’s been a little bit of courting happening by different managers too,” William jokingly continued, per the outlet.

Elsewhere within the interview, William admitted that he additionally goes on fan boards anonymously to see what fellow soccer followers are speaking about.

“I like happening the boards, I might be on there for ages. I hearken to what different followers should say and provides them my opinions. I get fairly into it, undoubtedly. It’s vital to have that debate,” he advised The Solar.

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William spoke to the newspaper the night time earlier than he attended Aston Villa’s recreation towards Belgium’s Membership Brugge at Villa Park on Wednesday, March 12.

His beloved group received 3-0, which earned them a UEFA Champions League quarter-final recreation towards Paris Saint-Germain within the French capital subsequent month.

William, who donned his group’s scarf for the outing, was pictured within the stands with shut mates, together with Thomas van Straubenzee, who’s one in all Princess Charlotte’s godfathers, and Edward van Cutsem.

The trio animatedly celebrated because the group made it via the sport, with the royal grabbing van Cutsem’s face at one level and punching the air. 

It looks as if William will now be heading to the French capital to look at his group within the subsequent spherical on April 9, as he advised reporters, “See you in Paris,” whereas leaving the sport, per Hiya! journal.