Ed Sheeran and Ipswich Town Football Club.Photo:teddysphotos/Instagram
teddysphotos/Instagram
Ed Sheeranhad the “Perfect” day with his favorite soccer team.
According toposts on Instagram, the singer-songwriter spent the day with his hometown team Ipswich Town Football Club on Tuesday, watching them take on Hull City Association Football Club. They took the opportunity to celebrate together, as the team won 3-0 and the singer is coming off the recent release of his seventh studio albumAutumn Variations.
Sheeran visited the football stars in the locker room where the star athletes showed off not just their soccer skills to the star musician, but their singing chops, too. PerfootageonInstagram, the team serenaded the Grammy winner with his 2017 hit song “Perfect.”
The team put their arms around each other while they broke into the ballad, while the hitmaker looked delighted at their performance. He briefly chimed in, but mostly took in the moment while smiling and taking selfies.
The “Shape of You” singer, who was wearing merchandise promoting his new album, also spent time with fellow soccer fans. He got behind the counter of the concession stand to pass out refreshments and snacks to other attendees, and looked like he had a blast while doing it.
In a clip the English artist shared on Instagram, he shared a laugh with an elderly fan who said, “I’ve come to see you, mate,” when Sheeran asked what he was doing at the counter.
On Ipswich Town Football Club’s carousel of photos from the day, in the caption they wrote, “Our no.17! 🍺🎸🧸 #itfc,” in reference to Sheeran.
When the record dropped, heopened up on Instagramabout the significance of the release. “So Autumn Variations is out now ! This is an album purely for you, the fans,” Sheeran said in the caption of a video of himself in a cozy sweater singing the new track “American Town.”
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He continued, “There’s no singles, no videos, it’s on my own label, so no pressure for anything. I just want you guys to have a soundtrack for autumn/fall that feels like a warm hug. I hope you love it.”
Autumn Variationscomes shortly after the folk-pop artist released his album-(pronouncedSubtract) in May.
source: people.com
