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Which footballers did you fancy back in the day?

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Emmazebra · 12/07/2021 22:26

Current England team all young enough to be my son Blush but back in the 1990s my friends were all football mad & our crushes included Trevor Sinclair, Jamie Redknapp, Graeme Le Saux, David Ginola, Ryan Giggs and loads more I can’t remember.

It was before mobile phones obviously so we used to cut pictures of our heart-throbs out the newspaper and stick them inside the back covers of our exercise books at school and get a bollocking from the teachers Grin

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GrealishHairband · 12/07/2021 22:30

Les Ferdinand. God I adored him.

ssd · 12/07/2021 22:31

Ginola was a handsome bugger.

SulisMinerva · 12/07/2021 22:32

Patrick Berger. 😍

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MrsTerryPratchett · 12/07/2021 22:33

Tim Flowers. He was gorgeous. And I dreamt I married Gary Linekar once.

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PiuVinoPerFavore · 12/07/2021 22:34

John Barnes. Who would have thought Gary Lineker would age so well...

ssd · 12/07/2021 22:35

Mind you some of those Italians looked good

And the guy who came 2nd at Wimbledon....wow!!!!

WithASpider · 12/07/2021 22:35

Lee Sharpe. He sometimes pops into my local when he's visiting his parents. The crush is definitely gone now!

SheldonesqueTheBstard · 12/07/2021 22:36

Zizou.

All day long.

Mycatcontrolsmymovements · 12/07/2021 22:36

The German goalkeeper, Khan?

MistySkiesAfterRain · 12/07/2021 22:37

Gary Lineker. Until he did the Walkers ads.

HazyDaisy123456 · 12/07/2021 22:37

Ginola I once saw him IRL and he had the most gorgeous piercingly blue eyes and gorgeous smile….ultimate sex appeal (even better than in photos or on TV). I kiddied myself that he was looking and smiling at me which obviously wasn’t the case.

GenuinelyItIs · 12/07/2021 22:37

The Spanish goalie who kissed his girlfriend (think she was a journalist?) on the pitch after they won the World Cup!

RubixRubicon · 12/07/2021 22:38

David Ginola - any time, any place, anywhere
Gary Lineker
John Barnes
Les Ferdinand
Michael Owen 🙄

Lampzade · 12/07/2021 22:39

John Barnes, Freddie Ljungberg- both men were just beautiful

TheLeadbetterLife · 12/07/2021 22:40

I had quite the thing for Steve Macmanaman. Also Cantona, though as a Liverpool supporter that should have been verboten.

Agree with pp about Lineker. He was gawky when he was on the pitch but he’s quite the salt-and-pepper fox now.

RubixRubicon · 12/07/2021 22:40

These days, for me, it’s still Ginola all day long. However, I wouldn’t mind dinner and dancing with Kasper Schmeichal and Simon Kjaer 👌🏻

Monkeytennis97 · 12/07/2021 22:41

Linekar- from about 1986 onwards

Ginola too

bubblebubblebubbletrouble · 12/07/2021 22:41

Gary Lineker was my first love when I was 6 (Mexico 86)
Much later.....
Lee Sharpe, Nesta & Maldini, Graeme Le Saux, Mark Bosnich

5 mins of fame - i once went on radio 5 with my fantasy fit footballers.... (not sure i was a good feminist in the 90's ☺)

Lizzy1980 · 12/07/2021 22:41

Dean Saunders, curly perm and all Grin

MikeWozniaksMohawk · 12/07/2021 22:42

@GenuinelyItIs

The Spanish goalie who kissed his girlfriend (think she was a journalist?) on the pitch after they won the World Cup!
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wedswench · 12/07/2021 22:42

Beckham, obvs

lollypoppi · 12/07/2021 22:42

Brian Laudrup. Gorgeous then still gorgeous now. Can't believe he's 52!

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musicalfrog · 12/07/2021 22:42

Sad to say I don't think I've ever had a crush on a footballer, despite having numerous crushes elsewhere. I'm a bit embarrassed to admit it actually!

tiredvommachine · 12/07/2021 22:43

Gary Mabbutt Blush

alwayswrighty · 12/07/2021 22:43

Ian Wright