JOE'S OLD FOE
Incredible throwback photo shows Hollywood superstar playing against England’s Joe Gomez – can you guess who it is?
The person in question is an Academy Award nominee
AN incredible throwback photo of England centre-back Joe Gomez alongside a Hollywood superstar has re-emerged on social media.
But can you guess who it is?
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Liverpool man Gomez played against the actor in question during his time at Charlton as a youngster.
The Addicks' academy faced New York-based soccer school Manhattan Kickers in a friendly.
Before the match, both teams lined up for a photograph.
And England centre-back Gomez crouched down next to someone who would go on to star in Hollywood blockbusters such as Wonka, Dune and Little Women.
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If you haven't guessed already, the 27-year-old posed next to Academy Award nominee Timothee Chalamet.
Fans were left mind-blown after discovering the little-known crossover, with one person writing: "This is delightfully random."
Another commented: "Would have never predicted this crossover in a million years."
While another said: "Need more on this what...";
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Chalamet, who most recently starred as Bob Dylan in new biopic A Complete Unknown, also stunned fans last week by revealing his favourite football team.
In an interview, the 29-year-old revealed that he used to follow the Saint-Etienne team bus on his bike in the 2000s.
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He said: "Yeah, that's true. Chased the team up there. Bafetimbi Gomis, Dimitri Payet... it was that generation of Saint-Etienne players.
"[I'm a] big Saint-Etienne fan, probably the team I support most in the world; better than the New York Knicks (basketball)."
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