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Billie Joe Armstrong shows true Everton colours as Green Day legend sends brilliant victory message
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has sent another message to Everton after their win over Liverpool.
The Blues claimed a memorable 2-0 win over the Reds in the Merseyside derby on Wednesday night. Jarrad Branthwaite opened the scoring in the first half for Everton, before Dominic Calvert-Lewin sealed the victory at Goodison Park.
It was the first time that Everton had won a home derby match against Liverpool since October 2010. The victory moved the Blues a step closer to confirming their Premier League status and avoiding relegation in the process.
Hours after the win, Armstrong posted a video offering his congratulations to Everton. The 52-year-old, who is the lead singer of punk rock band Green Day, is currently preparing to embark on a world tour for the group's album 'Saviors' which heads to the UK this summer.
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"Hello, Everton. What's up? This is Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day," said Armstrong in a video posted by Football Music and Me on X, formerly known as Twitter. "I just want to say congratulations to everybody. You kicked Liverpool's a**, and [a] fantastic victory.
"Alright, so now let's play some poker," Armstrong concluded, as he panned the camera to show a poker table behind him.
The video from Armstrong comes after his first message to the Blues, which included a photo of an Everton player wearing one of the club's shirts with his face on the image. The post was in response to comments from Sean Dyche, where he expressed his admiration for Green Day.
Dyche recalled the story of how former England start Stuart Pearce convinced him to attend one of the band's concerts and has been a fan ever since.
“It just feels like two hours of high-octane, non-stop, smashing the life out of song after song,” Dyche said on the Football, Music and Me podcast. “You can’t not like it, I’m telling you!
“That’s my advice for you: anyone who’s not seen Green Day, I don’t care what music you’re into, just buy a ticket and see Green Day.
“I saw them with Stuart Pearce – he was like, ‘You’ve got to see Green Day.’ He almost bullied me into seeing Green Day. And I went, ‘Right, okay.’ And he was right. They were just a different class.”
