And a fifth (19 per cent) would be brave enough to get a complete makeover to look exactly like their favourite footballer.

And 28 percent admit they often borrow their style and fashion tips from football stars on a regular basis, with 51 percent believing they are more stylish now than ever before. And a fifth (19 percent) would be brave enough to get a complete makeover to look exactly like their favourite footballer. While a third (33 percent) of those polled, via OnePoll, think replicating the same haircut as a footballer is all part of being a fan.

The David Beckham Loose Quiff Hairstyle

A further 27 per cent said they copied footballer hairstyles to become more attractive to potential new partners. Same-sex sexual activity is punishable by seven years in prison in Qatar. Under an interpretation of sharia law, it can lead to a death sentence. There is not so much an LGBTQ+ community in Qatar as a disparate collection of terrified individuals. But David Seaman's ponytail is among the styles fans would least like to replicate (Image: Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images) But one haircut fans would least like to replicate is David Seaman's ponytail (Image: Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images)

However, 77 per cent of fans said copying a footballer’s haircut is simply a waste of time and money – with David Seaman’s tail, Marouane Fellaini’s afro, and Edgar Davids’ dreads among the least favourite haircuts to copy.

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