ROBBIE Williams is so terrified of being spied on that he's spending £800,000 on an indoor football pitch in his LA mansion.

The singer with an ego the size of Stoke reckons big stars like David Beckham will be more likely to play with him indoors. And he's willing to shell out silly money to make it happen.

Robbie, 32, paid £5million for an estate in LA's exclusive Hollywood Hills last year with the sole purpose of creating a full-sized pitch within its vast grounds. The Rudebox singer - who hasn't been nominated for any of this year's major Brit awards for the first time in a decade - hosts weekly kickabouts on his outdoor pitch with the likes of Jonathan Wilkes and Rod Stewart.

But the news that Becks is joining the LA Galaxy team has really got Robbie's juices going.

A source close to the singer confides: "Robbie is passionate about football - he says it's one of the few things that destresses him." And yet poor Robbie still isn't happy.

The source reveals: "He's paranoid about people spying on his games, even though his mansion is as secure as Fort Knox.

"He thinks if he invites big stars over then helicopters will try and get pictures and that will stop them from coming over.

"Robbie's desperate for David to join his team and is convinced a secure indoor pitch that no one can look in on will tip the balance in his favour." Robbie is said to idolise dad-of-three David and performed at the Beckhams' lavish pre-World Cup ball last year.

The source says: "He is beyond excited about David's move.At a post-Golden Globe parties recently he ran over to Victoria and gave her his number to make sure she had it."

"Football's more of an obsession than a hobby for him these days - but the Yanks think it's a little eccentric to have one, let alone two pitches in your house."
by Eva Simpson & Caroline Hedley

Source: Daily Mirror