Skip to content
Tech News

In the U.K., Steve Jobs Is a Footballer

By

Reading time 1 minute

Comments (0)

As a soccer player living in a country slightly apathetic to the sport, I appreciate any mention of it that I can get. Even so, the geek in me wept a little at hearing this news out of the U.K.:

Steve Jobs: Soccer player?! A full 20% thought so, while 10% thought he was a turtleneck-wearing trade union leader. As for Bill Gates, he was one of the Great Train Robbers of the 1960s, according to 10% of survey respondents. There’s video too, if your inner geek can handle it (although I swear some of these blokes don’t have British accents…):

Twitter didn’t fare much better (not that I really give a hoot about Twitter). What’s going on in the U.K.? [CNET]

Share this story

Sign up for our newsletters

Subscribe and interact with our community, get up to date with our customised Newsletters and much more.