Showing posts with label FOOTBALL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FOOTBALL. Show all posts

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Weird and wonderful world of footballers' hairstyles




The leader of the Hairbear Bunch and head and shoulders above his contemporaries in the footballer's world of hair:


Former Liverpool and Portugal's Abel Xavier is one of the most regular footballers to visit the experimental tonsorial artist's chair



Lesson 1: never ask your mum to cut your hair. Lesson 2: if she does don't ask for a Brazilian and Lesson 3: don't appear on television in front of billions of football fans


Probably one of the worst haircuts in football...ever, was the mullet of Roberto Baggio who played for Italy and AC Milan


How Barry Venison got away with wearing his hair like he did, only he knows, but he is one of the contenders for 'The Best Worst Footballer's Haircut Award... Ever'
Bobby Charlton's hair...need we say more



One of the 1970's finest Timotei barnets belonged to the flaxen haired Tony Currie of Leeds. After the game he'd always be the first to the hair dryer



Colombia's Rene Higuita, famous for his scorpion kick save against England, shares a remarkable likeness to the cowardly lion in the Wizard of Oz



A haircut of two halves. Why stop with the hair... what about the eyebrows? This is Constantini of Austria



Kevin Keegan made it Ok for men to have a perm...when will Becks take the curly plunge?



Taribo West of Nigeria playing with bits of a My Little Pony in his hair

'Oreal wanted to sponsor David Seaman's hair as they had with David Ginola. But late in 2005 he cut his pony tail off for charity



Brazilian Ronaldinho earns over £140,000 a week. You'd think he could afford to get a trim



A patriotic Christian Ziege had the German flag dyed into his Mohican during the 2002 World Cup



Was every day for England's Mark Hateley a bad hair day or was it because Chris Waddle stole his curlers? and...



..did the former Liverpool captain and England stalwart Mark Wright wear extensions? We suspect not



'Rub shampoo into scalp...rinse...and repeat if necessary'. Southampton's Charlie George checks for split ends

One of Beckham's former team mates Alexi Lalas (right), looking like a Metalica roadie, grew the best 'flavour-saver' (on his chin) in the world of sport



Dutch footie legend Ruud Gullit not only sported dreadlocks but he also took time in the mirror to work on his macho moustache



In the 80's Brazil's coolest footballer Socrates, who reputedly puffed on two packs of ciggies a day, had one of the finest manes in soccer



Was Liverpool legend Terry McDermott Harry Enfield's inspiration for his Scouse family characters?



Ray 'hair' Parlour's curly mop gradually receded throughout his career (along with his goal scoring) having begun it with shoulder length hair



Nottingham Forest's Jason Lee's hair has been likened to a pineapple

Monday, November 30, 2009

Fifa World Cup match balls through time

FIFA President Sepp Blatter, left, holds the ball used in the 1930 Football World Cup with Gordon Brown who holds the 1966 Football World Cup ball

The 1930 World Cup final was played between the hosts, Uruguay, and Argentina. Due to a dispute, a different ball was used in each half, one chosen by each team. Argentina's ball was used for the first half...
and Uruguay's ball was used for the second half

Allen, the official match ball of the 1938 FIFA World Cup in France
The Super Duplo T, the official match ball of the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil
Zizinho of Brazil controlling the ball during the 1950 World Cup match between Brazil and Yugoslavia
The official match ball of the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland
The official match ball of the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden
Crack, the official match ball of the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile
The Special Edition Slazenger match ball of the 1966 FIFA World Cup final between England and Germany in England
Alan Ball under pressure from Karl-Heinz Schnellinger during the 1966 Word Cup final between England and West Germany
Adidas Telstar, the official match ball of the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. The ball was painted with black and white panels so it was more visible on black and white television
The ball remained the same for the 1974 FIFA World Cup in Germany. The name Telstar is actually short for television star
Dutch forward Johan Cruyff controls the ball under pressure from a West German player during the 1974 World Cup final
Adidas Tango Durlast, the official match ball of the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina. The design was used for the next twenty years. At the time it was the most expensive ball in history at £50
Adidas Tango Espana, the official match ball of the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. The ball boasted improved water resistant qualities and was the last genuine leather ball to be used in the World Cup
Paolo Rossi of Italy shields the ball from Junior of Brazil during the 1982 World Cup match between Brazil and Italy
Adidas Azteca, the official match ball for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico was the first fully synthetic World Cup ball. The design was inspired by Mexico's native Aztec architecture and murals
Maradona of Argentina scores against England during the 1986 World Cup quarter-final
Adidas Etrusco Unico, the official match ball of the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. The name and intricate design took their inspiration from Italy's ancient history and the fine art of the Etruscans
John Barnes in action during the 1990 World Cup match against Ireland in Cagliari in Italy
Adidas Questra, the official match ball of the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the USA. The ball was popular with strikers as it was made for speed and control however goalkeepers complained of the ball's unpredictability
Adidas Tricolore, the official match ball of the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. The design of blue triads decorated with cockerel motifs represented the colours of the French flag. It was the first ball to use colour in its design
Steven Gerrard, left, and David Beckham present the Adidas Fevernova, the official match ball of the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea and Japan. The heavily criticised ball was the first to part from the traditional adidas tango design since 1978
David Beckham places the ball prior to taking a penalty for England against Argentina during their group F match at the 2002 World Cup finals
Zinedine Zidane presents the Adidas Teamgeist, the official match ball of the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Designers claimed the ball was the roundest ever
Wayne Rooney clashed with Cristiano Ronaldo during the World Cup 2006 semi-final between England and Portugal. The challenge earnt Rooney a red card
A special edition gold Adidas Teamgeist was created for the 2006 FIFA World Cup final between Italy and France