In the wake of FIFA’s new ban here are the ten best undershirt menages ever.
10. Thierry Henry
This one was one of his cooler efforts, but in truth Henry was a serial message writer and once even sported a message written in French to inform his friends of Texas singer Charleen Spiteri’s recent childbirth. True story.
9. Dimitar Berbatov
We’re not sure if this is an expression of Berba’s supreme self confidence, or just his way of letting everyone know that he was aware of how poor this Fulham side really are. Either way, it’s hilarious!
8. Danny Graham
Danny Graham was so delighted with his prowess with a table tennis paddle that he just had to let everyone know about it when he scored for Watford back in 2011. “Come on, Lads, get over it”.
7. Robbie Fowler
Not all of these undershirt messages are hilarious, like this one, which was Robbie Fowler’s way of showing his support for the Liverpool dock workers that lost their jobs back in 1997.
6. Lee Trundle
The skilful former Swansea ace couldn’t wait to show off what he thought of rivals Cardiff upon the club’s Johnstone’s Paint Trophy victory in 2006. The brave soul even did this at the Millennium Stadium…in Cardiff!!!
5. Lee Clarke
Clark was spotted wearing one of the infamous SMB (Sad Mackem B*******) shirts outside Wembley during their FA Cup final appearance in 1998. The only problem there was that he was a current Sunderland player. Awkward…
4. Andres Iniesta
The Spaniard whipped his shirt off during the World Cup final in 2010 to reveal this message of compassion with former Espanyol skipper Dani Jarque, who passed away earlier that year with a heart problem.
3. Ian Wright
Wrighty whipped this one out twice as the first time was a non-starter, believing that he had broken Cliff Bastin’s goalscoring record for the club when in fact, he had only equalled it. He tried again the game after and got it spot on.
2. Mario Balotelli
Super MArio must have known the answer to this question long before he had it made, but it has still managed to become the most iconic image of him during his spell in the Northwest.
1. Billy Sharp
There wasn’t a dry eye left in the house when Doncaster’s Billy Sharp revealed this message after scoring against Middlesbrough in 2011. Dedicated to his two-day old son who passed away just two days before the game and the referee even did the decent thing and kept his yellow card in his pocket.