Los Angeles Vale F.C.

"LA Vale" redirects here. For the community in the eastern United States, see La Vale, Maryland.
L.A. Vale
Full name Los Angeles Vale Football Club
Founded 2005
Dissolved 2007
Ground Robbie Williams Estate,
Los Angeles, United States
Chairman Robbie Williams
League Super Metro League

L.A. Vale was a soccer team founded in 2005 by British singer Robbie Williams. Williams formed the club with other celebrity friends after building his own soccer pitch at his home in Los Angeles.[1][2] The club was named after Williams' hometown club, Port Vale, and its logo was very similar.[3] The club supposedly was disbanded in 2007, reportedly after Williams discovered two players had swindled him out of £200,000.[4][5]

References

  1. "Robbie gets his kicks in LA". BBC Stoke and Staffordshire. 26 June 2007. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  2. LA PREMIER LEAGUE Archived July 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. "Phil Hogan meets Robbie William's LA football team | News | Guardian Unlimited Football". London: Observer.guardian.co.uk. 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
  4. "Robbie Williams - Robbie Williams Disbands Soccer Team". contactmusic.com. 31 October 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  5. MacInnes, Paul (31 October 2007). "Robbie Williams and the case of the £200,000". The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-01-23.


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