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Russell Crowe: Leeds United fan & actor 'would consider' offer for club

Crowe travelled to England to watch South Sydney in actionGetty Images

Crowe travelled to England to watch South Sydney in action

By Simon Stone
BBC Sport

Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe has asked his Twitter followers whether it would be a good idea to buy Championship club Leeds United.

The English club are owned by Eleonora Sport Limited but banned president Massimo Cellino has sold his personal stake in both the company and Leeds.

BBC Sport has learned New Zealand-born Crowe, who is a Leeds er, would consider buying the club if he was approached and had the backing of fans.

Leeds are currently 14th in the table.

Crowe, 50, is already the co-owner of rugby league club South Sydney Rabbitohs, who play in Australia's National Rugby League.

His affection for Leeds dates back to his schooldays, when he used to watch editions of the BBC's Match of the Day.

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Russell Crowe with England's Sam Burgess after South Sydney won the 2014 NRL Grand Final

While his brother, Terry, adopted Liverpool as his favourite team, Crowe went for Leeds, who were enjoying the greatest period in their history under manager Don Revie.

As recently as Saturday, Crowe tweeted his for the club following a surprise win at Middlesbrough.

Leeds have been dogged by off-field problems in recent seasons and have had a succession of managers since Cellino became involved with the former Champions League semi-finalists last April.

The 58-year-old Italian, who was found guilty of tax evasion in an Italian court last year, is currently barred from running the club until 10 April after failing the Football League's "fit and proper person's test".

Responding to a message on Twitter imploring him to buy Leeds United, Crowe, who has around 1.67m followers on the social media site, replied: "Anybody else think this is a good idea">