Michael Jackson visits Exeter City – Sports Bizarre

Bizarre with Mick Molloy and Titus O’Reily

25-02-2024 • 58 mins

In 2002, none other than Michael Jackson came to Exeter City's stadium to deliver a speech to the 7,000 fans in attendance.

What followed was a rambling speech about curing AIDS, stopping poverty, and for good measure, ending racism.

What made this even stranger was that Exeter City were at the bottom of Division Three at the time. Within weeks of his visit, Jackson would be appointed to their board.

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