Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s former boyfriend Salman Khan congratulated her and her hubby Abhishek Bachchan as they were expecting their first child.

“I would like to congratulate Mr. Bachchan that he is going to become a grandfather and also Abhishek and Aishwarya. I hope they make a whole football team,” Salman told reporters here at an event to launch a Blackberry application.

In 1999, Aishwarya began dating Salman and their relationship was often reported in the media until the couple separated in 2001. Aishwarya married Abhishek April 20, 2007.