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It is widely regarded as the greatest goal ever scored by a celebrity on Soccer AM.
Live on the Sky Sports morning show, Kasabian star Serge Pizzorno flicked up the ball before volleying it into a tiny hoop – while famously wearing a pair of winklepickers.
But the musician, 43, has confessed the stunning piece of skill - which has been viewed millions of times online - wasn’t quite as impressive as everyone thinks.
Speaking to Geoff Shreeves on his podcast Football, Music and Me, Serge revealed he wasn’t actually wearing winklepickers and had in fact deliberately worn more sensible footwear – a pair of Clarks desert boots.
He said: ‘We'd played in Paris the night before and we'd had a few beers in the back of the tour bus.’
Kasabian frontman Serge Pizzorno has spoken about his love of Leicester City and days as a Nottingham Forest youth star to Geoff Shreeves
Pizzorno (second left) and Kasabian have a huge affinity with football. Pictured: At FIFA's The Best awards in 2018
Pizzorno wears a Leicester flag around his shoulders while performing during the club's Premier League title parade in 2016
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Kasabian had an overnight trip back to London to film the Sky Sports show, but that didn’t stop the band getting stuck in on the bus.
They were told: ‘Oh, you got to be there at like 7am. We were like, “S***, we may as well, you know...” So we definitely had a few beers.’
‘And at that point, I said, “I'm just going to try something tomorrow.” You gotta try something.
‘I had Clark's desert boots on, because I purposely knew that they were the coolest shoes that you could have on without looking like you're desperate.
‘You don't want to turn up with Copa Mundials [football boots], you know what I mean? You can't look like you're too serious about it.
‘I'm gonna probably kill loads of people's dreams there, but I wasn’t wearing winklepickers... Every time I watch it, I go, “How has no one noticed that they are not Winklepickers?”’
Pizzorno discussed his incredible goal he scored on Soccer AM and his football upbringing
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The star was on the books of Nottingham Forest from the age of 10-13, when all he wanted was to play for his beloved Leicester City.
He told Geoff: ‘I used to wear my Leicester socks underneath my Forest kit, just to know that
