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10 Bizarre Hairstyles in Football

September 19, 2014 by Khabir Uddin Mughal

10 Bizarre Hairstyles in Football

Sports have given the opportunity to young and talented people to show their talent to the world and entertain people. The players get a platform to earn huge fame and money. Another chance that sports give to the athletes is to be ostentatious. Football being one of the most popular games in the world, the footballers always enjoy a lot of attention from the media, as well as football fanatics. The players try to portray themselves in a particular way, and what better way is there to show off an attitude and persona than with the style? On the field, the only way footballers can go crazy is by sporting innovative hairstyles. In the history of football, the players, especially the popular ones, have always added a surprise element to the game by donning such new styles. Here is a list of 10 bizarre hairstyles in football. Now, whether these were surprising or shocking is up to you to decide.

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10 Bizarre Hairstyles in Football

Bacary Sagna

The French national team footballer is the right back for English club Manchester City, and has received accolades for his skill. But, his wacky hairstyle got him more attention. It is hard to ignore the mini thin braided locks that start from the central parting of his otherwise bald skull. These locks are mostly bleached to a very pale blond. But, the braids are often bicoloured. He won a bet with his father regarding whether or not he would be able to score a goal in an upcoming match. In fact, he scored two goals, and thus, thus born the trademark hairstyle with yellow and black braids. Unfortunately, he has too sweet an attitude to pull it off.

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Taribo West

People of colour can particularly rock braids. But, Taribo went ahead by far too many steps. The former Nigerian defender’s unusual, colourful hairstyle is a part of his identity. His hairstyle and color kept changing in every new season, but, the wackiest hairstyle award goes to his green rope braids. What’s more, these locks were of varied lengths at different parts of the head, so that he could tie the longer ones at the back into a ponytail, and the shorter ones in the front used to be tied up in two little tousled buns. There are various tinges of green in each braid. He has also gone multi-coloured with his braids, quite a number of times.

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Gervinho

The forward for Roma, Gervinho, is a part of the Ivory Coast national team. He has made a total of 57 appearances for his national team, and all this while he has been consistent with his hairstyle. Black braids of varied lengths start from the middle parting on his head and fall all over his head. Gervinho uses a head-band that runs across his forehead horizontally, to hold them in place. A large, triangular chunk of forehead and head peeps out from between the locks and above the thin band. He has been donning this since the start of his career. The only thing that he changes about his hairstyle is the thickness of the headband. Thankfully, the thick ones often cover the forehead.

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Djibril Cissé

Cissé plays as the striker for SC Bastia, and is also part of the national football team of France. He is well-known for three things: his speed, acceleration and hairstyle. His style includes his bleached hair on the head, which is complementary to the blond mustache and beard, which, by the way, are also pretty quirky, as the stache is shaved right above the upper lip, and the beard is shaved at the chin. For the 2010 Football World Cup, he captured the attention of the spectators as he sported a flat and wide Mohawk, just like Mario Balotelli, and went ahead a step by coloring the strip of hair a vivid green with a slight yellowish border. The rest of the head is clean-shaved.

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Kyle Beckerman

An American footballer of the national team, Kyle plays for the Real Salt Lake team as its captain and holding midfielder in Major League Soccer. While is game won his appreciation, his hair made it to the criticism column. In 2014 World Cup, he was seen sporting dreadlocks. His head is a mess made of blondish brown thick strands of uncombed hair, into which he has reportedly put in a lot of effort for an early age. These dreadlocks fly, as Kyle runs in the field. While most footballers are shaving off a part or the entirety of hair, Kyle maintains a different style, as the dreadlock, which look like they need wash, are pretty long. He often secures them with a band, forming a gigantic bun.

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Manuel Cange

Manuel Cange, who is commonly known as Loco, is the right back for Petro Atlético in Girabola. His miraculously madcap hairstyles have been a centre of attention. Earlier, he sported a style with ultra-short hairs all over his head, which he got colored to form patterns on his head. His latest style, however, is different from what anyone has even seen. His entire head is covered with hair that gives a next-to-bald look. But, that is not the quirky part. On the forehead lie loosely little black braids. Now, we are not entirely sure how he got this idea. All we can guess is that he is probably trying to hide a rapidly receding hairline. But, the locks look like worms growing out of his head.

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Abel Xavier

The former Portuguese footballer who played as a full back is now the manager of the Portuguese club named Olhanense. Abel has always sported bleached hair, which he used to get trimmed to show off some crazy styles. His hair is also remembered for the vividly blond shade which match perfectly with the mustache and beard. He has probably toyed with every hairstyle in the book, and his most memorable style is the one with blond – rather, almost white – thick strips of cornrowed hair all over the head, with black, extremely short hairs grazing the skull. That’s not all, since the strand in the middle is taller and messier, thus looking like the headgears that ancient warriors wore.

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Bas Savage

Basir Savage, or Bas, is an English footballer, known for his celebrations on the ground by performing moonwalks. It is obvious that he is a vivacious person, and his uniqueness shows in his outrageous hairstyles. A memorable hairdo of his was the Spider man style, for which he sported design that resembled a spiders’ net. While the net design is visible from the back, his head was covered in very short hair that was dyed red. He was greatly inspired by Spider man, and so he chose the color as it is the primary color on the superhero’s costume. He also dyed his hair red and blue, with the hairline bordered with golden blond cornrow.

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Paul Scharner

The former Austrian defender could play almost all midfield positions with equal dexterity. Besides his footballing skill and flexibility, Paul has also been the center of attention for his ever-changing hairstyles, which went from the gelled look as the strands lay flat on his head, to the faux Mohawks of different colors. Paul made his Mohawks different: his hair is often multi-coloured, in combinations like red-blue blue-black-white, etc. At one point of time, half of his head was black and the side, whitish blond, which he applied on a faux Mohawk. The ebony-ivory hair definitely made him look like the male counterpart of Cruella, the villain from 101 Dalmatians.

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Brek Shea

There is something that goes terribly wrong when a white-skinned blond tries to do braided cornrows, and the same disaster happened with the winger for Birmingham City who also plays in the American national team. Shea has gone from mullet to dying his hair red to match colors with that of FC Dallas club, but, his zaniest look was that of the golden cornrows that covered his entire head and created tiny little strands at the back of his head. What’s more, he has even added beads to the end of these golden strands. When David Beckham couldn’t pull off the braided hairstyle look, Shea should have picked up the clue.

There are many other flamboyant footballers, and even those like Beckham or Cristiano Ronaldo often end up creating a disaster on their head. Sometimes, one look may appeal to some people, while the other criticize it. For instance, Chris Waddle’s mullet is considered one of the best hairstyles in football history, while many like to think that it made him look like he was posing for a mug-shot. However, experiments with hairstyles never stop. During one game in 2011, the starting lineup of Bromley had OP codes shaved onto the heads. So, there will always be players with bizarre hairstyles in football. We just have to wait to be surprised or shocked by these.

Top 10 Best Haircuts in Football World Cup

September 7, 2014 by Khabir Uddin Mughal

Best Haircuts in Football

Style: that’s what comes after their skills with the ball during FIFA world cups. After the constant vigilance of the paparazzi, even the players don’t hesitate to flaunt their looks as they come up with different varieties of wardrobe and haircuts. Media and all the sports fans were speechless when football legend Gheorghe Hagi and his Romanian teammates showed up in 1998 FIFA World Cup with their bleached blonde hair look. They looked almost the same whenever they stood up for their national anthem before matches, and it was even more difficult to differentiate the players of the Romanian National team during the gameplay. After they had made it to the top of their group which also contained England and reached pre-quarterfinal, they revealed that the all blonde style was actually to quickly spot team members on the ground for better passing accuracy. Throughout the history of FIFA World Cups or its qualifier rounds, players had some amazing hairdos, of which some were better than the others. So here is the list of 10 Best Haircuts in Football World Cup.

Top 10 Best Haircuts in Football World Cup

10. Ronaldinho

Brazilian legend Ronaldinho was enlisted in the world’s greatest living players called FIFA 100 compiled by Pelé. This ever-smiling curly haired star was also included in FIFPro World XI from 2005 till 2007. Ronaldinho was a huge attraction for media before the 2002 World Cup for his skills and also for his marvelous hairstyle. All the audience on the ground also shook their hairs along with the star himself when he scored his first goal against China in the group stage. He adopted his famous ‘curly hair with a sweatband’ style during his early days mostly because his natural hair is curly. This long-haired star was also an attraction for big brands. Ronaldinho had endorsements with many companies, including Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Nike, Gatorade and EA Sports, which earned him over $19 million in 2006.

9. Carlos Valderrama

In 1990s, Carlos Valderrama played a major role during the golden era of Colombian football. Besides his wonderful passing and dribbling ability on the ground, he was also very much appreciated for his blondish orange Afro. His hairdo was idolized by many during the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The hype was increased when he made a crucial pass to his teammate Freddy Rincon to equalize in the last minute of a group stage match against Germany, which saved his national team into the next round. This hairstyle is also featured in his 22 feet bronze statue in his birthplace Santa Marta created by Colombian artist AmilkarAriza in 2006. He may not have won the World Cup for Colombia but has stayed in the heart of many fans even today.

8. Zlatan Ibrahimović

Zlatan Ibrahimović was ranked as the third-best player in the world by The Guardian. With incredible styling sense, this super tall footballer is a legend of his time. His wide popularity rose after he became the captain of the Swedish national team. Along with his super speed and agility during the match, he is also famous for his rugged personality and his top knot hairstyle. His rising pony was widely copied after he scored an international hat-trick against Scandinavian rivals Norway at the Friends Arena in 2013. His fantastic bicycle kick with a super samurai appeal won the 2013 FIFA Puskás Award for Goal of the Year. He started his hair journey from a big man’s top knot and is still carrying a similar version of it with a mix of a pony-tail, during his legacy with Paris Saint-Germain in recent days.

7. Cristiano Ronaldo

Portugal national team captain Cristiano Ronaldo is always a style icon and remains the same for the football fans starting from his early days. He started with a Mohawk, complemented by a bit of faux and mullet; then came his famous all gel era, and after that, the blonde spike which suits him the best. This two-time Ballon d’Or winner was admired by media, when he showed up with his spike look in 2010 FIFA World Cup. Even during his recent World Cup appearance in 2014, he won millions of hearts by his zigzag hair style on the side of his dome. Ronaldo was always a money machine for his style sense as he was a very popular attraction for big brands. He secured third place in the list of world’s highest paid footballers after David Beckham and Lionel Messi, with €30 million per year according to France Football.

6. Mario Balotelli

Recently, this Italian football star created huge media attention when his girlfriend Fanny Neguesha, who is a dancer, actress and singer, publicly spoke about their engagement. He is always an eye catcher, even when he is out of the ground, for the media. His huge number of fans saw him with various haircuts such as the Afro, clean shave or just a strand in the middle of his dome. He went insanely popular on Twitter before 2014 World Cup, for the shaved tribal patterns on the sides of his head. Balotelli was always as crazy as his low Mohawk. When he was involved in a car crash carrying £5,000 cash within few days of joining Manchester City, he was taken to the police custody and when police officers asked why he had such a large sum of cash, he replied, “Because I am rich.”

5. Rio Ferdinand

Rio Ferdinand once stated “I always as a kid wanted to do something different,” and he successfully did that while adopting various hairstyles throughout his career. He showed up with his crazy anger appeal for the first time internationally during 2002 FIFA World Cup when he scored for his team against Denmark on the second round match, although some suggested it was Thomas Sorensen’s own goal. His ultra-skinny cornrows in his early career earned him a huge popularity in the media. In June 2006, Ferdinand made his début appearance as a sportscaster in Rio’s World Cup Wind-Ups on the day of the England national team’s opening World Cup group match against Paraguay.

4. Ronaldo

Ronaldo was named in the greatest ever starting eleven in 2007 by France Football magazine. No one from the soccer field can ever forget his amazing skills with the ball, super agility inside the penalty area and his famous hairstyle during FIFA World Cup 2002. He showed up with a clean shaved head except for a small wedge patch at the top of his forehead which went viral among all the fans within 24 hrs of his appearance with the new hairstyle. Lene de Paula, a street corner barbershop owner of Ronaldo’s birthplace, said during the 2002 World cup season, ”Since Ronaldo cut his hair this way; I’ve done more than 50 heads.” Even recent day superstar Neymar stated while remembering Ronaldo, “In 2002, I had a haircut like Ronaldo’s.”

3. Roberto Baggio

Italian star Roberto Baggio won Ballon d’Or and FIFA World Player of the Year in 1993 and also placed in the FIFA 100 list of the world’s greatest living players in 2004. This attacking midfielder is widely known as ‘the divine ponytail’ for his hairdo during 1994 FIFA World Cup. Mullet was a favorite hairstyle during early 90’s, and he took it to the ultimate level when he mixed his mullet with braids. It seems he was a bit confused about what to choose between mullet and braid, and ended up in braided rattail mullet hair. This eccentric hairstyle was so popular during the 1994 FIFA World Cup that half of his fans started to grow their hairs the way their favorite star did. His football journey was ended with his official retirement, but his skills and hairstyle will remain popular forever.

2. Chris Waddle

Chris Waddle missed the decisive penalty in 1990 FIFA World Cup semi-final shootout against West Germany but remains as a heartthrob for his huge number of fans. This former England winger showed up in his top form with his famous mullet when he led his team to the semi-final in 1990 World Cup. Remembering his favorite hairstyle, he once said, “I once had a penalty shootout with Rudi Voller to decide who had the best mullet.” He might not have pioneered the mullet, but he made that hairstyle widely popular among all the soccer fans. Complementary to his popularity, he wrote a column in The Sun newspaper and appeared on BBC Radio Five Live as a summarizer at Premier League after his retirement.

1. David Beckham

During his career all of his fans wanted their hair to bend it like Beckham. He has often been in the news and various covers of world’s top magazines for his innovative and sexy hairstyles. At the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, Beckham appeared with a mix of faux and Mohawk above his head which created a sensation within a very short time. Everybody sat in front of their televisions to see style icon Beckham with his fauxhawk. Due to this famous ‘fake-mohawk’ fauxhawk, Adee Phelan, his hairdresser, had also become very popular in the hair styling field. No one needs to say anything about Beckham’s popularity, but as a side note, Adee won the image of the year award 2002 after he created David Beckham’s mohawk in the GQ shoot.

Starting from the very first World Cup that was conducted till the recent World Cup in Brazil, the World Cup had seen some amazing hairstyles of the footballers which wwere emulated more than a million times by their fans. A new app called Nike Barbershop is also there in the Android market to adorn a selfie with ten famous footballers’ amazing hairstyles that can be also shared with friends through social media.

10 Good Looking Hairstyles of Athletes

September 7, 2014 by Khabir Uddin Mughal

Good Looking Hairstyles of Athletes

The presence of different athletes with their flamboyant personalities and various hairstyles on the ground are always worth cheering for. Styles and looks always played a distinctive role in international sports history. Starting from the 90’s Mullet till the eccentric cuts of modern day athletes and sports stars, they were copied heavily by their followers all the time. It gets most sensation during the World Cups and popular events like Olympics as we saw various players of different national teams already on the covers of magazines with their famous haircuts, after this year’s football World Cup. Every footballer has his own unique style and has his own unique way to shape his hairdo, some of which look much more attractive than the others. So here is the list of 10 Good-looking Hairstyles of Athletes.

10 Good Looking Hairstyles of Athletes

1. David Beckham

There was a time when Beckham underwent complete makeovers, almost every six months. Changing hairstyles was also a major part of his career all through, and even after his retirement. He tried almost everything, starting from feather, spike, corn row and slick back till he changed his hair color to brown, brunette and sometimes, even Hollywood blonde. One particular hairstyle that caught his fans’ eyes the most was the medium length blonde Mohawk. Style icon Beckham even has his own line of fragrances and aftershave called David Beckham Instinct. He was widely believed to be the ultimate “metrosexual” by his fans and followers starting from 2002. And one interesting facts is that, “David Beckham” was searched the most in the world in 2003 and 2004 according to Google.

2. Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo carried various haircuts throughout his football journey starting from his early days. Even in the recent World Cup 2014, he made a huge sensation with his zigzag side cuts. While looking at his hairstyle journey, it seems he has the ability to style his obedient hair in any way he wants. But he went viral when he tried to mix up his hair with curled bangs and a typical Mohawk. He has almost the same popularity among girls as Beckham does. Ronaldo has previously dated English models Gemma Atkinson and Alice Goodwin. After that, he has been dating Russian model Irina Shayk since 2010. Money, fame and parties are always part of his life, as Daily Mirror once reported him drinking heavily in a nightclub during his Manchester United days.

3. Carlos Valderrama

The only Columbian to feature in FIFA’s 125 Top Living Football Players list in March 2004, Carlos Valderrama was a classic beauty during his soccer days. This Colombian football megastar was idolized as a style icon during his legacy, mostly for his glorious haircuts. Throughout his career, he showed up with the mound of fluffy blonde curls which was complemented by colorful bracelets on his wrist. His 22 feet bronze statue created by Colombian artist AmilkarAriza in 2006, outside Estadio Eduardo Santos in his birthplace Santa Marta, also has the same hairstyle. Valderrama, with his nickname El Pibe and yellow hair, appeared on the cover of International Superstar Soccer Pro 98. He still carries the same hairstyle while coaching Clearwater Galactics Football Academy in Clearwater, Florida.

4. Andre Agassi

Andre Agassi was very popular for his feathered mullet during his legacy. Because of the large popularity he created through his hairstyles, he even thought once that he couldn’t live up to the fan’s expectations. He later also admitted that he used wigs to complement his famous mullet. Agassi was also crazily popular among the girls during his time for his catchy looks and also for his super hairstyles. He dated American entertainer Barbra Streisand in the early 90s who is twenty-eight years older than him. He once said, “Dating Barbra Streisand is like wearing Hot Lava.” After this relationship got messed up, he was married to Brooke Shields in 1997 which ended with a divorce in 1999. But he created the most sensation when he married tennis legend Steffi Graf on 22 October 2001.

5. Tom Brady

Famous American football quarterback Tom Brady did everything with his hair, starting from trying hair colors like brunette or blonde, to sporting the unique hairstyles like mullets and corn rows to complement his carefully careless look. But he went viral among his followers when he came on the ground with his golden yellow hair flip. He was also very popular among the ladies for his charming looks and changing hairstyles. Tom started dating Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen in December 2006, which was initiated as a blind date by a mutual friend, according to Details Magazine. This celebrity couple moved to a $20 million mansion in Los Angeles on January 2012 after their marriage on 2009. Tom also bought a $14 million condominium in Manhattan to complement his stardom.

6. Jaromir Jagr

In the history of hockey, JaromirJagr had one of the most popular mullets during his Pittsburgh Penguins days in early 90s. He complemented his free-flowing mullets with a single strand of feathered hair and a touch of mustache on his face. Jaromir became very popular as a style icon among the NHL fans when he wore his famous No. 68 jersey with this glorious haircut. There was also an interesting fact about his jersey number, which came to honor his grandfather, who died while in prison during Prague Spring rebellion that occurred in 1968 throughout Czechoslovakia. He was hugely endorsed by various big brands for his superb style statement which made him super rich.

7. Iman Shumpert

Iman Shumpert is the one who made the flat top hairstyle popular among the street kids. Flat tops were a common hairstyle during early 90s, but he added twists to this classic when he made it a little asymmetrical. He also made different designs in his side locks and even slightly above the locks to complement his famous flat top. He was criticized by his fans in October 2013 when he shaved the fade. Not only is his hairstyle, Iman is still very popular for his activities outside the sports field. He debuted in rap music in 2012 and released the song “Knicks Anthem.” He also debuted in mixtapes under the name “2wo 1ne” in his first mixtape album “Th3 #Post90s” In response to the song “Control” by Kendrick Lamar, he also released his own song “Dear Kendrick” in 2013.

8. Metta World Peace

The hairstyles of Metta World Peace has a huge history. He repeatedly switched his hair color along with weird shapes on his dome. The shapes he made in his hair were typically geometrical diagrams, and many times, it was much of a message-oriented shaving, while he had Chinese characters or specific team names shaved on his head. He was popular for his changing looks as he was also a sensation in the screen entertainment field. He announced in April 2010 about the future plans for his own reality show called “They Call Me Crazy” in collaboration with E1 Entertainment and Tijuana Entertainment. He also featured in works by 30 American and Canadian artists, sculptors and painters inspired by athletes, in an art show called Lovable Badass held in Toronto, Canada on December 18, 2010.

9. Paul Scharner

Paul Scharner was voted the most popular player by the fans in Norway and Austria. He is widely known for his various hair styles throughout his soccer journey. One of his famous hairstyles was short Mohawk with multiple colors, mostly black and white. He showed up with an unknown version of salt and pepper, where he dyed in black and white respectively, each side of his dome on different occasions of football, as well as skiing or motorcycling. In 2010, while leaving the Premier League club Wigan Athletic, he dyed the word “Thanx” on the back of his head with blue and white, which is also the color of the club’s jersey. Irrespective of his marriage to Marlene with whom he has three sons, Paul has a huge number of female fans.

10. Coco Crisp

Coco was one of the best center fielders of Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics. He also played and created records for Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Indians. He was widely popular for his skills and also for the crisp look he carried throughout his career. He was seen in cornrows, longer braids and shaved head, along with his most famous hairstyle, the Afro. His sister gave him the nickname “Coco” because he looked like one of the characters on the Cocoa Krispies cereal box in his childhood days. This name got widely popular when his teammates put it on the scoreboard during games in his early days. He made this name original when he officially changed it on March 5, 2013.

NFL, FIFA World Cup, NBA, MLB- these are some of the major tournaments in which all the fans can enjoy the hairstyles of their favorite sports stars. According to the modern styling trends, it seems many different hairstyles are yet to come in the future from our favorite athletes. So visit the ground and devour in the appeal they create during the matches with their hairdos.