Which footballers did you fancy back in the day?

[Emmazebra]

Current England team all young enough to be my son 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

Charlie Buchan

I’ve just googled Sol Campbell and was pleased to see he’s as gloriously handsome and well built as he was 20 years ago.

And I was wondering how long it would take for someone to post the picture of Freddie in his pants!

Russell Osman, Ipswich Town 1970/80s

Oh, and now you've made me go and look at what he looks like now.

Another Ruud Gullit fancier... loved them dreadlocks!
And Eric Cantona... the intensity!
Then, later, Emmanuel Petit.

@Buggerthebotox

Gary Speed was lovely looking. .

Aww, I used to work with his mum, she was very proud of him. Got me a signed photo for my little brother. So unbearable sad.

@Tana433

Roy Keane. Always was, always will be!

We often walk our dogs in the same place, he still really really attractive. Think I blushed from my head to my toes the first few times I saw him.

@Blondiney Fantastic, im very envious. Not a dog fan but i can see myself becoming an avid dog walker if i lived near by!
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Paolo Maldini is the most beautiful man, he looks even better now.
I loved Duncan Ferguson and Eoin Jess who played for Aberdeen in the 90s.

David James, Gary Shaw, Gary Linekar.

I loved Brian Laudrup. Had posters of him all over my bedroom wall 😂

I'm 48 now and swoon over Jack Grealish...

Arteta ❤

Thierry Henry
Va va voom

I was such a huge football fan when I was younger. My room was COVERED in Manchester United and Aberdeen posters!

Crushes on
Eoin Jess (not so much anymore)
Ryan Giggs (sad that he's turned out not to be such a good guy)
Lee Sharpe (still would)
Andrei Kanchelskis (google was a surprise)
Ally McCoist (still would, even though he played for Rangers)
David Beckham (still a very good looking man but I'm not in awe anymore).

Neil Webb ♡♡♡

He was absolutely adored. I lived down the road from him as a teen.

Jamie Redknapp
Thierry Henry
Both still good looking!

My heart has always belonged to Freddie Ljungberg. He is still mighty fine nowadays!!

Glad it wasn't just me with a thing for Steve Macmanaman, can't fathom what it was about him!

@harverina

I loved Brian Laudrup. Had posters of him all over my bedroom wall 😂

Brian was nice but Michael was hotter.

Ginola and Ljungberg were gorgeous but Alan Shearer was my teenage crush. I still would now.

Also Kevin Doyle more recently 😍

And Matthew Upson. I met him just as he got into the first team. Gorgeous.

Chris Hughton, still absolutely would

Michael Owen

Extremely late to the party, but Zizou (Zinedine Zidane). Oh my word. Bit of a bad lad on the pitch in his day. I still adore him ❤