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Sir Elton John's son has signed for Watford Football Club.

The 71-year-old singer's seven-year-old boy, Zachary, is currently playing for the academy side of the Premier League club, which the Rocket Man hitmaker owned in two spells between 1976 and 2002.

Speaking about his kids, Elton who also has five-year-old son, Elijah, with husband David Furnish said: "They're thriving. They're seven and five now.

"Zachary is incredibly into soccer. He plays for the Watford Academy team."

While Zachary loves the beautiful game, Elton and David's son, Elijah, looks set to follow in the legendary singer's footsteps.

He added: "Elijah loves music. They both do, but especially Elijah."

Despite Elton's huge fame, he is hopeful his boys will not be "celebrity kids".

He is quoted by the Daily Star newspaper as saying: "They are great kids. We want them to have a normal life, to go to school and not be celebrity kids."

Elton first became club chairman at Watford who are nicknamed the Hornets in 1976 and immediately declared his ambition to get the fourth-division club into the first division.

He achieved that dream in 1982 when the club secured promotion to the top flight for the first time.

In December 2014, Elton who is now the Hornets' honorary life president opened a new stand named after him at Watford's stadium, Vicarage Road, which is based in southeast England.

Janet Jackson thanks fans for their love

Janet Jackson thanked her fans for their "love" as she celebrated her 52nd birthday.

The 'Together Again' hitmaker took to Instagram to thank her loyal supporters for all their sweet messages to mark her birthday.

Alongside a kissing emoji, she wrote on Instagram: "Thank you so much for all the birthday love. I love you more than you know. See you Sunday (sic)"

It will no doubt be a great year for Janet as it was recently revealed that she is set to receive the Icon Award at this year's Billboard Music Awards.

Janet will be handed the honour at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 20, where she will also take to the stage for her first televised performance in nine years.

And Janet will also have a busy summer ahead of her after she recently announced she would be extending her 'State of the World' tour by adding 11 dates in North America.

It was recently explained that Janet's gigs were set to celebrate her life by making sure the staging doesn't overshadow the singer's powerful vocals.