…while we wait for Euro 2008 to kickoff.

Most people know that Torres’ nickname is ‘El Nino’ and that Cristiano Ronaldo hasn’t got one.Here are a few more.
Greece’s Euro 2004 goalkeeping hero Antonis Nikopolidis is ‘Clooney’ because of his premature grey hair.Okay so maybe he does look a bit like Clooney – if the light is not too strong and you’re not wearing your spectacles..!Still on hair – Spaniard Sergio Ramos is ‘Tarzan’ because of his long hair. France’s Karim Benzema is ‘BigBenz’.Sweden’s Henrik Larsson is called ‘The Gold Pearl’.Spanish ‘keeper Iker Casillas is ‘Saint Iker’ for all the fabulous saves he has pulled off.Rumanian’s Adrian Mutu and Marius Niculae are called ‘dynamite and ‘the arrow’ respectively.
Marco Materazzi – whose picture does not feature above is called ‘Matrix’ by his fans and Macellazi’ by his detractors [ mostly Frenchmen..!] which apparently is a play on the word macellaio , meaning ‘The butcher’.