In celebration of David Beckham's new Jedward-inspired haircut we bring you some of the more interesting hairstyles (past and present) in the world of football



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

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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

Bobby Charlton's hair, need we say more

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

David Beckham's profile's hot.

Lol, Taribo made the list.

L'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

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

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



Angola's defender
Manuel Cange Loco goes to extreme lengths to avoid a receding hair line



A swishing Ian Walker of Tottenham

That Angola defender tore me up.

stillwater:

That Angola defender tore me up.

Me too.

Christian Karembeu[left]

Sam Okwaraji [RIP]

These hairstyles are so Ugly!!!
Why don't these players go with brush hairstyle?

yes soo true

whats so true?