One Direction hunk buys soccer team

One Direction's Louis Tomlinson has bought his home town's soccer team.

The singer has become the proud owner of The Three Horse Shoes team in Doncaster, England, after hearing his old squad couldn't afford new kit.

Louis offered the money to the strapped club, but only on one condition - he's allowed to play when he's not busy with the chart-topping band.

"Before Louis auditioned on The X Factor he played for the local pub side with a few of his pals. The team were struggling to get a new kit together for the new season, and it filtered back to Louis," a source told British newspaper The Sun. "He decided to put his hand in his pocket as long as he can be called the owner and get the odd game when One Direction's diary allows."

Louis made sure he looked after the team, with a top-of-the-range kit and a proud sponsor to match.

"He has sorted a really smart set of Nike strips and has even arranged a sponsor — Yorkshire Tea," the insider added.

"They will have the best kit in the league and no shortage of tasty brews at half time in the cold winter months."