DAVID DOCHERTY TAKES A LOOK AT SOME OF THE BEST PLAYER NICKNAMES DOWN THE YEARS

BEST OF THE NICKNAMES

Full stretch: Liverpool’s Tommy ‘The Flying Pig’ Lawrence

ASIZE really matters in some sports. For example, it helps to be tall if you’re a basketball player.
Yet in football, you don’t have to be from the land of the giants to be a success.
Indeed, some ‘shorter’ players have become stars of the beautiful game. You only have to look at the awesome Lionel Messi who is a mere 5ft 7ins tall, but is without doubt one of the all-time greats.
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