Footballers 'love' Bend it Like Beckham, says Knightley

ACTRESS Keira Knightley has said footballers have told her they “love” her 2002 film Bend It Like Beckham.

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The 40-year-old said a lot of people still want to speak to her about the movie, in which she plays footballer Jules Paxton, when they meet her.

She told BBC One's The Graham Norton Show: "It's mainly little girls (who ask her about the film). They love it because women's football has become such a huge thing now.

"I also get a lot of football players saying how much they love the movie, which is lovely.