Everton's Tim Cahill
Tattoos used to be a taboo thing in everyday life and in sports.
Week in and week out, you see players with new Ink or notice a design you had not scene the last time you watched them play.
In past
years, they have taken a huge upswing in popularity off the pitch as
well as on it, and it is not just the men that are embracing the trend.
Here are the top 25 tats in football.
Stephen Ireland
Aston Villa midfielder Stephen Ireland has a massive pair of wings across his back.
Marek Hamsik
Napoli's
Slovakian attacking midfielder Marek Hamsik is adorned with multiple
tattoos, including his most noticeable forearm partial sleeve on his
right arm.
Matt Taylor
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West Ham United midfielder Matt Taylor is another English League player that has a full right arm sleeve.
Harry Kewell
Melbourne
Victory and Australian international Herry Kewell has one of the few
full colored tattoo's that are noticed in the world of football body
art.
Marco Materazzi
Former
Inter Milan defender Marco Materrazi has his arms covered with two
sleeves of tattoos and even has a rendition of the 2006 World Cupwhich
the Italians won.
Sergio Ramos
Real Madrid pretty boy Sergio Ramos has his fare share of tats, including this partial bicep sleeve on his left arm.
Valon Behrami
Swiss
international and Fiorentina wide player Valon Behrami has been
collecting more and more tats over the years. He has finished a nice
left sleeve and is working on his right.
Daniele De Rossi
Roma's midfield stalwart of Daniele De Rossi has a great color sleeve on his left arm.
Craig Bellamy
Liverpool's Craig Bellamy has a great left arm sleeve that is full of multiple intricate designs.
Ezequiel Lavezzi
Napoli's Ezequiel Lavezzi continues to add to his left arm sleeve in process.
Kevin Prince-Boateng
AC Milan attacker Kevin Prince-Boateng has already filled in one sleeve and could still work for the new left side sleeve.
Deco
Brazil and Fluminese midfield playmaker Deco is one of many players to use Asian inspiration for their art work.
Cesc Fabregas
Cesc Fabregas could do so much more with this elbow wrap, but it remains to be seen if he will.
Glen Johnson
Liverpool and England right back has a sweet partial sleeve on his left arm.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
AC Milan
and Swedish international striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has some great
pieces already, but he could tie more of them together over time.
Naldo
Werder Bremen's Naldo has his full back covered in ink.
Nigel De Jong
Manchester City defensive midfielder Nigel De Jong has a great tribal design down his left arm.
Martin Skrtel
Yet again, a Liverpool player makes the list in Martin Skrtel.
Mateja Kezman
Retired Serbian footballer Mateja Kežman had a great sleeve on display during his day.
Raul Meireles
Portugal and Chelsea attacking midfielder Raul Meireles has a massive dragon on his back, as well as two full arm sleeves.
Daniel Agger
Daniel Agger is another Liverpool player that has some major artwork across his body, including this impressive viking scene.
Djibril Cisse
Queens Park Rangers new signing, Djibril Cisse, has over 40 different tattoos on his body including, a set of wings on his back.
David Beckham
While the
picture above does not show all of his artwork, Los Angeles Galaxy
midfielder David Beckham is perhaps one of the most well known for his
tattoos in the game.
Tim Cahill
Everton and
Australian International, Tim Cahill, who's tattoo is fully pictured on
the title slide, has perhaps the best of any 3/4 sleeve in the game.
It is a
tribal design inspired by his family's history, but also pays homage to
Everton as the letters E.F.C. are at the bottom on the inside of his
forearm.
Natasha Kai
United
States Women's National Team member Natasha Kai is one of the most well
known tattooed female players in all of world football and the world.