Pigeonho said:
Talking of nicknames, I thought that was funny last night when they said Iniesta's nickname is 'The Glo-worm'. The fucking Glo-worm?!!!!
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Nickname Player
Afro-Paule Paul Breitner
the Artful Dodger Alan Wiley
Attila Mark Hateley
Axl Claudio Caniggia
the Baby-Faced Assasin Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
the Bank of Naples (O'Banco e' Napule) Hans Jeppson
Batigol Gabriel Batistuta
Beauty of the Night (Bello di Notte) Zbigniew Boniek
the Beast (el Bestia) Miguel Angel Nadal
the Beast Giles de Bilde
the Beaver (el Castor) Daniel Fonseca
the Belfast Boy George Best
the Berliner Beer (der Berliner Beer) Erich Beer
Bertie Bassett Alan Harper
Big Eck Alex McLeish
Big Phil Phil Scolari
Big Sam Sam Allardyce
the Bird (el Pajaro) Claudio Caniggia
the Black Gazelle (Gacela Negra) Faustino Asprilla
the Black Pearl Eusebio
the Black Tulip Ruud Gullit
the Blind One Juan Carlos Oblitas
the Blond Angel Bernd Schuster
the Blond Arrow (Saeta Rubia) Alfredo Di Stefano
Bob Giles de Bilde
Mr Bojangles Ron Atkinson
the Booming Canon (Canoncito Pum) Ferenc Puskas
Bouncy Alan Ball
the Bulldozer Adriano
the Busby Bomber Drew Busby
Butch Ray Wilkins
the Butcher of Bilbao Andoni Goicoechea
the Cannon Eder
the Cannon (het Kanon) Evert Pluim
the Cat (Die Katze) Sepp Maier
the Cue (de Keu) Eddie Achterberg
Chieftain Silver Curl (Hauptling Silberlocke) Jupp Derwall
Chris Kiki Musampa
the Claw Alan Birchenall's Left Foot
Colin Neil Warnock
the Contortionist (het Slangenmens) Rob Rensenbrink
Crazy Horse Emlyn Hughes
the Curve (De Kromme) Willem Van Hanegem
Dave Patrick Agyemang
Dave Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu
the Devil (el Diablo) Nery Castillo
the Divine Ponytail Roberto Baggio
Dumbo (Dombo) Edwin van der Sar
the Elephant Man Davie Dodds
the Emperor (Imperador) Adriano
the Fifth Beatle George Best
Flappy (Flappie) Edwin van der Sar
the Galloping Major Ferenc Puskas
the Gardener Julio Cruz
the Genius Dejan Savicevic
the Gentle Giant John Charles
the Gnome (de Kabouter) Arie Obdam
the Gov'nor Paul Ince
the Green Angel (L'Ange Vert) Dominque Rocheteau
the Grumbler from Kerkrade (Knurrer von Kerkrade) Huub Stevens
the Gypsy (Le Gitan) Attila Ladynski
the Hammer of the Hibees John Robertson
the Hatchet Ruben Navarro
the Header Beast (das Kopfball Ungeheuer) Horst Hrubesch
Herman Ruud Krol
the Horseman of the Pitch (el Caballero de la Cancha) Emilio Butragueno
Jinky Jimmy Johnstone
der Kaiser Franz Beckenbauer
the King (O Rei) Pele
the Knot (de Knoest) Dick Tol
the Lamp Post (de Lantaarnpaal) John van Loen
the Lighthouse (de Vuurtoren) John van Loen
Little Brother (Ocsi) Ferenc Puskas
Little Buddha Ivan de la Pena
the Little Donkey (el Burrito) Ariel Ortega
Little Mozart Tomas Rosicky
the Little Witch (la Brujita) Juan Sebastian Veron
El Loco (the crazy one) Ramon Quiroga
the Lord of all Indoors Steve Zungul
Mad Dog Martin Allen
Mad Dog Emanuel Pogatetz
the Magic Man Jim Magilton
the Magician Milko Djurovski
the Magician Stanley Matthews
Mogga Tony Mowbray
Monument (Monumento) Dino Zoff
Mooncat Alan Harper
the Mortar of Rufino (el Mortero de Rufino) Bernabe Ferreyra
the Mosquitio Erik Mykland
the Moston Menace Ishmael Miller
Nail Wim Jonk
the Nail (de Spijker) Adri van Tiggelen
the Naughty Boy (de Ket) Giles de Bilde
Needle (Spillo) Alessandro Altobelli
the Non-Flying Dutchman Dennis Bergkamp
Norm Mark Crossley
Norris Lee Bowyer
the Oracle of Betondorp (het Oracle van Betondorp) Johan Cruyff
Patrick Swayze Arjan de Zeeuw
Peter Useless Peter Eustace (only whilst mananger)
the Phantom (das Phantom) Roy Makaay
Pichichi Rafael Moreno
the Pitbull (de Pitbull) Edgar Davids
Pixy Dragan Stojkovic
the Philosopher of Football Jorge Valdano
the President (le President) Laurent Blanc
the Preston Plumber Tom Finney
the Prince (le Prince, el Principe) Enzo Francescoli
the Raincoat (de Regenjas) Thijs Libregts
Rat Antoon Verlegh
Saint Marco (San Marco) Marco van Basten
the Sandman Dave Bassett
the Saviour (de Verlosser) Johan Cruyff
the Shaven One (el Pelado) Ivan de la Pena
Slicks Michael Reiziger
the Small Prince (le Petit Prince) Franky Vercauteren
the Son of the Wind (el Hijo del Viento) Claudio Caniggia
the Special One Jose Mourinho
Sugar-Ray Achterberg Eddie Achterberg
Sugarmac Malcom McDonald
the Tank (el Tanque) Eduardo Hurtado
the Tank (de Tank) Theo Laseroms
Tarzan Carlos Puyol
Tarzan Migueli
the Terminator (de Terminator) Robert Molenaar
the Tinker Man Claudio Ranieri
Tin Man Ted McMinn
Trigger Jason McAteer
Twinpack (Doppelpack) Toni Polster
the Uncle Ryan Babel
the Vacuum Cleaner (Stofzuiger) Willy van der Kerkhof
Village Jonathan Woodgate
Vince the Prince Vincent Kompany
Vindaloo Bernt Haas
the Vulture (el Buitre) Emilio Butragueno
the White Feather Fabrizio Ravanelli
the White Pele Tostao
the White Pele Zico
the Wild Animal (la Fiera) Bernabe Ferreyra
the Witch (la Bruja) Juan Ramon Veron
the Wizard of Dribble Stanley Matthews
Wolfie Wolfgang Wolf
the Wolfman (Tunyo) Trifon Ivanov