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12th Jun 2016

Everyone’s talking about Ivan Perisic’s patriotic haircut

'It looks like a penis'

Simon Lloyd

Given that barely a week passes by without Pogba doing something daft to his hair, it was never in doubt that he’d be treating us to something new for Euro 2016…

But as viewers of the Croatia vs. Turkey match will have noticed, the French midfielder isn’t the only man at the finals with a fancy new patriotic haircut.

Inter Milan striker Ivan Perišić, not as well known for his flamboyantly-coiffed hairdos as Pogba, unveiled this…

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While some will point out that this is a reference to his shirt number, we like to imagine that he’s asked his barber for a number four. Along with the four, Perišić also has this shaved into the other side of his head…

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Err, no Taylor, no it’s not. And in truth, we’ve not seen too many penises shaped like that either. It is in fact an outline of Croatia.

https://twitter.com/ZCrimes/status/741981464825331712

Wow. It seems there are quite a few Croatian-shaped penises out there after all.

You get the idea.

Cocks aside, the decision to shave a number four into his head also prompted plenty of discussion.

https://twitter.com/VivaElzayto/status/741990872527589376

While we salute Perišić’s efforts, we’re not sure that he’s quite ready to challenge Mr. Pogba in the swag stakes just yet.

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