In what has to be one of the all-time geekiest parings in athletics, …
“I got an e-mail from my publicist telling me that this was going on and could I come out, play soccer and help people. That’s really an easy thing to do — though I’m really terrible at soccer,” Cera told Spinner. While not a musician per se, the affable actor is in town filming indie-rock comic book epic ” in which he sings and plays bass in the fictional band Sex Bob-omb. “I was really facing a fear coming out here today,” Cera said. “I only played for a year when I was, like, 10 and one time I was playing defense and it bounced off my leg and into the net. That was the worst feeling of all time.” Decked in knee-high socks and red shorts, the ” star played alongside Weezer’s frontman on the celeb-filled Mystery Team which, while not blazing up the scoreboard, certainly held their own alongside some of the more athletically gifted line-ups. “I’m a big Weezer fan and it was really cool playing with Rivers,” enthused Cera. “He’s amazing at soccer.” As anyone who has seen the video for Cuomo’s ‘Lover in the Snow’ can attest, the singer has a real affinity for the world’s most popular sport. Scoring several times throughout the event — including a near-impossible angled goal against the North-by-Northeast All-Stars — as well as delighting his fans and bandmate Brian Bell by doing some pre-game pitch-side pushups. Cera later loped over to give Rivers a big post-game hug and ask for passes to the following night’s Weezer concert. All told, the event raised $30,000 which will go towards building a youth centre in Gulu, a war-torn area in northern Uganda. RIVERS PLAYING SOCCER! wicked. nice interview with Cera too. much love to the writer