Top Tattoos: A football XI of tattooed players

Left Forward: Ezequiel Lavezzi

Country: AgrentinaClub: Paris Saint Germain

Unlike other footballers, Lavezzi hasn’t covered his sleeves with ink. He still has a lot of tattoos including a gun, a badge of local football club Rosario Central, which he supported as a youngster, and a Maradona tattoo.

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Centre Forward: Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Country: SwedenClub: Paris Saint Germain

There are various reasons for Ibrahimovic’s popularity. The Swedish national team captain, former Barcelona, Inter, AC Milan, Ajax and Juventus player, goal scoring records, frequent ridiculous comments on footballers all around the world and of course, tattoos. Another PSG player joining the list, Zlatan’s tattoo includes his parents’ names, his sons’ names in Arabic and also a saying, “Only God can judge me”.

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Right Forward: Djibril Cissé

Country: France

Djibril Cissé’s upper body is literally covered with tattoos. Enough said!

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Substitutes/Bench-warmers (Footballers who have tattooed their body comparatively less):

Dani Alves, Tim Cahill, Wesley Sneijder, Clint Dempsey, Jermaine Pennant, Marek Hamšík, Daniele De Rossi

Manager/First Team Coach: Paolo Di Canio

The newly appointed Sunderland manager, Paolo Di Canio, is amongst the few managers in football to get a tattoo. Popular for his code of conduct towards his players and fans, the Italian has several tattoos including a West Ham United tattoo on his left upper arm, a tattoo of his father on his chest and the Latin word ‘Dux’ on his right biceps meaning ‘leader’.