Ed Sheeran watches his beloved football team Ipswich Town amid musical hiatus


Ed Sheeran looks downcast as he watches his beloved football team Ipswich Town lose… as star continues musical hiatus

He recently announced an extended musical hiatus after being on tour non-stop since 2017. 

But Ed Sheeran, 29, did not let that stop him from turning up in the stands to watch his beloved football team Ipswich Town take on Coventry at Portman Road on Saturday.

The Shape Of You hit-maker opted for a dressed-down look as he donned the team’s signature blue and white shirt with a pair of jeans for the match against Coventry City.

Downcast: Ed Sheeran, 29, sat in the stands to watch his beloved football team Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Saturday

Nonchalant: The Shape Of You hit-maker opted for a dressed-down look as he donned the team's signature blue and white shirt with a pair of jeans

Nonchalant: The Shape Of You hit-maker opted for a dressed-down look as he donned the team’s signature blue and white shirt with a pair of jeans

He completed the outfit with an electric blue padded jacket and a snapback cap that hid his ginger locks.

Ed looked downcast as he sat alongside a friend and nonchalantly pointed toward the pitch.

The singer songwriter was perhaps disappointed with the result which saw his team suffer a 1-0 defeat. 

Match mates: Ed completed the outfit with an electric blue padded jacket and a snapback cap that hid his ginger locks

Match mates: Ed completed the outfit with an electric blue padded jacket and a snapback cap that hid his ginger locks

His appearance comes after he took to Instagram to announce his break from performing music having been touring ‘non stop since 2017’.

The star uploaded a statement to his 32.1 million followers alongside the caption ‘brb’ [be right back].

He wrote: ‘Hello all. Gonna go on another break again. 

‘The [third album] Divide era and tour changed my life in so many ways, but now it’s all over it’s time to go out and see some more of the world.

Hiatus: Ed's appearance comes after he took to Instagram to announce his break from performing music having been touring 'non stop since 2017'

Hiatus: Ed’s appearance comes after he took to Instagram to announce his break from performing music having been touring ‘non stop since 2017’

‘I’ve been a bit non stop since 2017 so I’m just gonna take a breather to travel, write and read. I’ll be off all social media until it’s time to come back.

‘To my family and friends, see ya when I see ya – and to my fans, thank you for always being amazing, I promise to be back with some new music when the time is right and I’ve lived a little more to actually have something to writer about. Lots of love x [sic].’

He also changed his profile picture to the letters ‘BRB’ after removing the artwork for his album Divide. 

Take a break: The singer songwriter also changed his profile picture to the letters 'BRB' after removing the artwork for his album Divide

Take a break: The singer songwriter also changed his profile picture to the letters ‘BRB’ after removing the artwork for his album Divide