Dominic Raynor selects ten of the best/worst barnets of the last decade. The list includes soccer players.
(Courtesy: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/ )
1. THE MULLET - FERNANDO TORRES
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Many have attempted to master the mullet but Spain and Athletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres really captured its essence at Euro 2004.
2. THE MOHICAN - CHRISTIAN ZIEGE
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The Mohican is not exclusive to Germany’s Christian Ziege but the added dimension of the Dreifarb clinches this category for the defender.
3. THE FACIAL - ABEL XAVIER
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Abel Xavier has had a number of creations through the years but the painstakingly trimmed and dyed facial hair adds that extra touch to his Neptune-esq appearance.
4. THE BEADED BARNET - TARIBO WEST
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Not too much competiton in this catagory but even if there was Taribo West would win hands down - unfortunately he now owns a balding pate.
5. JHERI CURLS - EMERSON
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Ronaldinho is now the idol when it comes to Jheri curl worship but in 1996 it was fellow Brazilian Emerson who claimed the crown - bringing the endangered hairstyle to the globe, via Middlesbrough and the Premiership.
6. THE INEXPLICABLE - RONALDO
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To qualify as a professional footballer you must have had at least one inexplicable haircut but at the World Cup in Korea/Japan Ronaldo took the biscuit. The only explanation offered is that it was somehow supposed to represent the rising sun on the Japanese flag.
7. THE DYED DO - KAZUYUKI TODA
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There have been plenty of dye jobs (Gazza and Freddie Ljungberg spring to mind) but Japan international Kazuyuki Toda’s really takes some beating. His Manga inspired offering graced the World Cup and earned him a move to Tottenham.
8. THE PONYTAIL - ROBERTO BAGGIO
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England and Arsenal keeper David Seaman may have sported a fine example but only one man can claim this catogory, the ‘Divine Ponytail’ himself Roberto Baggio…and Edgar Davids just for good measure.
9. THE SCULPTURED LOOK - DJIBRIL CISSE
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A broken leg gave Cisse plenty of time to trawl Liverpool’s barbers and when he returned to action in 2005 sported a different design for each match.
10. CORN ROWS - DAVID BECKHAM
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Here he is! The man with the ever changing hairdo could occupy a place in all of the categories but the corn rows of May 2003 has to be his worst.
