As we settle in for the long Easter weekend, some of us are on the lookout for more than just wall-to-wall international football.
There are some footballers whose names seem appropriate for their role in the game, something we’ve noticed whenever Ryan Babel runs his mouth or when Metropolitan Police kept tabs on potential suspects by signing a Crook.
Surely there are enough Easter-related names for us to come up with a full team…
Mark ‘Hot Cross’ Bunn
Ironically the Villa goalkeeper isn’t so hot on crosses.
Ryan Shawcross
Sure, cross
Pierre-Michel LastSupper
Don’t crucify us for this one
John Arne Riise
He will riise again
Jesus Navas
This one’s self-explanatory
Koke
His full name? Jorge Resurrección Merodio
Andy ‘Bank’ Halliday
He’s everywhere this weekend
Chris Pontius
The American is the perfect man to, ahem, pilate the midfield
Shane Long Weekend
We’ve got enough puns to keep us going until Monday
Simon Church
It’s fitting that the Welshman scored on this holy weekend, something which we’ve seen a lot of from his compatriot…
Jermaine Easter
Well, it had to be.
