West Ham United, Area 51 and celebrity Mia Khalifa are not three things you would expect to find in the same sentence.
But yes you read the headline correctly.
West Ham fans will know the association with world famous former glamour girl Mia Khalifa.
Mia Khalifa and West Ham
The actress turned sports nut pinned her flag to the West Ham mast when she visited England and has never looked back.
Khalifa was a special guest when West Ham secured their first home win over Arsenal for 13 years last season.
And she instantly won the approval of Hammers fans when for trolling Gunners star Mateo Guendouzi for diving (SportBible).
Apparently Khalifa’s love for West Ham stems from her obsession with the film Green Street.
Lucky mascot for Arsenal win but Mia remains a committed Hammer
But she proved she’s a Hammer for life when she donned the new home kit over 5,000 miles away in the Mojave desert as she stopped off during a visit to Area 51.
Area 51 is the common name of the highly classified United States Air Force facility in the Nevada Test and Training Range.
It is associated with aliens and is known as the extraterrestrial highway linked to several conspiracy theories over the years.
Khalifa had her new Umbro home shirt emblazoned with ‘Mia 1’ as she posed in the desert on her journey to Area 51.
West Ham, Area 51 and Mia Khalifa
She posted the pictures on Twitter saying: “Come on you Irons all the way from the Mojave Desert of California, West Ham United.”
The post had over 7,000 likes and 500 retweets with a number of Hammers fans loving her commitment to the cause.
There have been some crazy West Ham related stories this summer such as links to Karim Benzema.
But Mia Khalifa and Area 51 surely tops the lot.
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