The Dutch may have substituted their usual ‘total football’ for a more functional approach in order to reach Sunday’s World Cup final but it seems ‘The Beautiful Game’ has not disappeared completely.
The self-styled ‘experts’ at www.BeautifulPeople.com, the dating site with a strict ban on ugly people, has put each World Cup player through its merciless rating system to reveal who scores when it comes to looks.
There is plenty of Mersey interest in both the winners and losers with Liverpool’s Fernando Torres coming runner-up overall in the ‘Most Beautiful’ category.
The Anfield hero may have endured a difficult World Cup despite Spain’s progress but he’s been a major hit compared to the man he missed out on for top spot.
According to the ‘test’ Fabio Cannavaro was the most attractive player at the tournament but that should be scant consolation for the Italy captain after his side went from heroes to zeroes as the defending World champions were knocked out in the first round, finishing bottom of their group below New Zealand.
Landon Donovan, who enjoyed a successful loan spell at Everton last season, wept when he helped the USA qualify from their group but he also broke England’s hearts as his last-gasp goal against Slovenia condemned Fabio Capello’s side to runner-up spot and a subsequent second round encounter with Germany that led to elimination.
Along with former Goodison team-mate Tim Howard, Donovan and the Americans also fell at the second hurdle but he was at least named the fourth most attractive player in South Africa.
Greg Hodge, managing director of BeautifulPeople.com said: “Collectively, the worst looking team is Algeria.
“The term ‘trophy head’ could have been coined for most of their team.
“England follows close behind, led by the most unattractive player on the planet, Wayne Rooney.
“The England team does have very beautiful wives and girlfriends, but this is surely due to their bank accounts which certainly makes them a lot more attractive.”
Liverpool-born striker Rooney was voted the ugliest out of all the players while David James was the only England player to be rated as beautiful enough for the site.
Most beautiful World Cup players of 2010 (in order of attractiveness) 1) Fabio Cannavaro, Italy 2) Fernando Torres, Spain 3) David Villa, Spain 4) Landon Donovan, USA 5) Thierry Henry, France 6) Edinson Cavani, Uruguay 7) Kaka, Brazil 8) Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal 9) Didier Drogba, Ivory Coast 10) Keisuke Honda, Japan 11) David James, England.
The ugliest World Cup players of 2010 1) Wayne Rooney, England 2) Franck Ribery, France 3) Carlos Tevez, Argentina 4) Vladimir Stojkovic, Serbia 5) Benjamin Huggel, Switzerland 6) Zdenko Strba, Slovakia 7) Rafik Saifi, Algeria 8) Scott Chipperfield, Australia 9) John Terry, England 10) Ryan Nelson, New Zealand 11) Daniel Agger, Denmark.
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