Source: Daily_Mail
Barack Obama Hammer blow! Troubled West Ham lose their most famous fan
As if things couldn't get any worse for West Ham, it seems they have now lost the backing of their most famous - and powerful - fan.
US President Barack Obama, who attended a West Ham game while on a London visit six years ago, has apparently ditched the Hammers for Dubai-based club Al Wasl after he received a shirt from a fan.
The leader of the free world, possibly dismayed at the Irons poor performances on the field and the financial difficulties off it, was delighted to receive the replica kit and went on to wish the club 'success in all competitions.'
The US President, whose half-sister Auma is married to a West Ham-supporting Englishman, won the Nobel Peace Prize recently but he will have caused ructions down at the Boleyn Ground after the locals took the most powerful man in the world to their hearts when he declared his love for the claret and blues during a trip to the UK five years ago.
To be fair to Obama you can understand why he has made the switch - the troubled Hammers come nowhere near to matching Al Wasl's record of seven UAE Premier Division titles and two President Cup victories.
Valon Behrami of (left) battles with Rory Delap of Stoke during the Barclays Premier League clash at the Britannia Stadium
West Ham boy: Valon Behrami of (left) battles with Rory Delap of Stoke during the Barclays Premier League clash at the Britannia Stadium
And the Emrites-based club is owned by the ruler of Dubai's brother, Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, so they're certainly not short of a bob or two.
The American leader received the shirt with the number 44 on the back (as in the 44th President) and the fan who sent Obama the shirt has stated he hopes to recruit the Queen to ranks of Al Wasl fans.
One would be very amused.
