US President Barack Obama is wavering in his support of West Ham United.
The Daily Mail says 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.