ROGUE'S GALLERY ... all of these shockers have appeared at the top of world football
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MARIO BALOTELLI'S new bleach blond crop is not the worst barnet to have been spotted on a football field.
Here are some weird and wonderful styles from over the years.
1. RONALDO
MISSED A BIT ... Ronaldo couldn't afford the full shave on top
RONALDO is forever stuck with celebrating Brazil's fifth World Cup win in 2002 with THAT left towards the front of his head.
You would have thought the South American star could have afforded the full shave ahead of the final against Germany.
2. CHRIS WADDLE
MEGA MULLET ... Chris Waddle disgraces his nation with this high-maintenance hair
AT the other end of the scale is England's mullet-sporting Chris Waddle.
This streamlined design helped the winger to a sterling career with Tottenham, Marseille and Sheffield Wednesday after leaving his home club Newcastle United — where it's rumoured the mullet can still be spotted.
3. JASON LEE
HE'S GOT A PINEAPPLE ... Nottingham Forest's unfortunately-cropped Jason Lee
THE barnet that built half an hour of material for comedians David Baddiel and Frank Skinner in the early 90s.
It wasn't to last as Jason Lee later pitched up at Boston United with as much on top as Pierluigi Collina.
4. NEYMAR
DOUBLING UP ... Brazil star Neymar manages two hairstyles on the same head
BRAZILIAN starlet Neymar may dazzle with skills on the field, but his advisors were wrong to tell him to go for the 'electrocuted stray dog' look on top.
The 20-year-old will just have to hope his quick feet take the attention away from above his eyeline.
5. DJIBRIL CISSE
CHRISTMAS COMES EARLY ... Djibril Cisse sports a Santa beard
HO, ho, no!
Christmas may have come early for Djibril Cisse with this Santa beard last August.
But he has yet to bring presents to QPR fans with Rangers rooted to the foot of the Premier League.
6. BACARY SAGNA
BEHIND THE GOLDEN CURTAIN ... Bacary Sagna owns this disgrace because of a bet
THIS cut could only be the result of a bet — and it is.
Arsenal's French star Bacary Sagna thought this dubious design was a good idea as a youngster, and the braided bombshell seems to be struggling to shake it off.
7. JAMIE LAWRENCE
IDENTITY CRISIS ... Jamie Lawrence managed a new 'do every week
A COLLECTION of lurid 'styles' from Jamie Lawrence graced the Premier League with Bradford City at the turn of the century.
With a new colour every week, fans could have been forgiven for thinking the former jailbird was changing his appearance in an attempt to avoid capture again.
8. ROMANIA
BROTHERS IN ARMS ... the Romania squad go matching at the 1998 World Cup
THESE matching bonces helped Romania beat England to the top of the group at France '98.
Less happily for the eastern Europeans, 80,000 people were at the Stade de France to see them looking like bad Robbie Fowler impersonators.
9. TARIBO WEST
A RIGHT BLOODY MESS ... Taribo West bandages up the best bit of this monstrosity
YOU would have thought Taribo West might have covered up his Nigeria-green pigtails when given the chance to use a bandage.
They made him look more like an alien than an Inter Milan defender — and it's hardly surprising the look didn't catch on.
10. ABEL XAVIER
KING NEPTUNE ... Abel Xavier making waves at Middlesbrough
A MAN who looked like the King of the Sea would have been much more at home in the River Tees than on dry land at the Riverside Stadium.
The Portuguese full-back washed up at Middlesbrough after making waves on Merseyside when he quit Everton for Liverpool in 2002.
11. CARLOS VALDERRAMA
STILL GOT IT ... Colombia legend Carlos Valderrama has kept his famous fuzz
HE'S still got it!
Colombian legend Carlos Valderrama appeared at the Ballon d'Or last week and, remarkably, STILL has his trademark fuzz first seen on the international stage in 1985.
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