Football players reveal their true colours
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Humberto Suazo, CF Monterrey, 2009 Reuters -
Jermaine Jones, Schalke 04, 2008 Reuters -
David Beckham, AC Milan, 2010 Reuters -
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, AC Milan, 2012 Keystone -
Marek Hamsik, SSC Napoli, 2009 Reuters -
Djibril Cissé, Lazio Roma, 2011 Reuters -
Djibril Cissé, Lazio Roma, 2011 Keystone -
Pablo Daniel Osvaldo, AS Roma, 2012 AFP -
Valon Behrami, Switzerland, 2010 Reuters -
Jeremy Janot, Saint-Etienne, 2005 AFP
In the 1700's it was sailors who got tattoos. In the 1800's it was members of high society in New York and Europe. Today, football players are among the trendsetters who reveal colourful body art during emotional moments on the football field.
This content was published on October 25, 2013 - 11:00
(Bilder: Keystone, Reuters, AFP)
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