Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ

Some 20 percent of children think that Jesus Christ plays for Chelsea.

''Hopefully, by proving to the kids at Brent Cross that Jesus Christ isn't a footballer they will fully appreciate the season of celebration and enjoy it even more.''

Of 1,000 children polled by London's Brent Cross Shopping Centre, one in five of them thought that Jesus was a footballer for the Premier League team.

Others believed that Jesus is an 'X Factor' contestant, the Daily Mail reported.

Among the children, aged between five and 12 years of age, some 52 percent thought that Christmas was Santa Claus' birthday and 35 percent thought that Jesus was born at the South Pole.

Brent Cross marketing manager Katie Tucker said: ''With children looking forward to the festive season the whole year round, we wanted to ensure the true meaning of celebration was understood.

''Hopefully, by proving to the kids at Brent Cross that Jesus Christ isn't a footballer they will fully appreciate the season of celebration and enjoy it even more.''