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LeBron James on his favourite footballers: "I love Cristiano Ronaldo"

The LA Lakers star responded to questions from fans via his Instagram live feed with the 35-year-old name checking his beloved Liverpool among others.

LeBron names his favourite football players

With the world of sports on lockdown due to the global Covid-19 virus pandemic, LA Lakers star LeBron James has spent time engaging with his 61million followers via Instagram live. The 35-year-old hosted a Q&A session on the social media platform and was asked to list his favourite football (soccer) players.

"Favourite soccer player? I've got a few of them, a few great soccer players," he said. "First off, every player on Liverpool. Straight up, every player on Liverpool.

"(Kylian) Mbappe, Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo, those guys are legends, man.... I love those guys. I love Cristiano Ronaldo. I love Neymar, love Mbappe. Those are a few of them.

He then added after a prompt: "Messi, yeah, for sure. Messi, legend. Zlatan? His crazy ass. He's crazy, but he damn good, though."

Real Sociedad's Spanish defender Diego Llorente (L) and Real Sociedad's Spanish midfielder Ander Guevara (R) challenge Barcelona's Argentine forward Lionel Messi
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Real Sociedad's Spanish defender Diego Llorente (L) and Real Sociedad's Spanish midfielder Ander Guevara (R) challenge Barcelona's Argentine forward Lionel MessiLLUIS GENEAFP

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