{"id":3851,"date":"2026-03-03T06:44:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T06:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/?p=3851"},"modified":"2026-03-03T06:44:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T06:44:14","slug":"a-league-star-juan-mata-meets-ed-sheeran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/a-league-star-juan-mata-meets-ed-sheeran\/","title":{"rendered":"A-League star Juan Mata meets Ed Sheeran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Juan Mata recently crossed paths with global music icon Ed Sheeran during the latter\u2019s stop in Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p>The Melbourne Victory midfielder attended one of Sheeran\u2019s three sold-out concerts at Marvel Stadium, held as part of the British artist\u2019s 2026 Loop Tour.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H1OSFf6TbPI?si=tvn25SPqZbxEXUAN\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mata, who featured in Melbourne Victory\u2019s 1\u20131 draw against Adelaide United in the A-League earlier, also met the four-time Grammy Award winner in person and presented him with club shirts.<\/p>\n<p>Sheeran is set to wrap up the Australian leg in Adelaide on March 5 before heading to the Caribbean and South America for the next phase of the tour.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; 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The Melbourne Victory midfielder attended one of Sheeran\u2019s three sold-out concerts at Marvel Stadium, held as part of the British artist\u2019s 2026 Loop Tour. 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