10 Funny Football Wikipedia Edits
Dan Fitch looks at the work of some mischievous Wikipedia editors who can't stop tinkering with certain football pages.
Where would the modern football fan be without Wikipedia? Whenever your club is linked with a player that you've never heard of, Wikipedia is the first port of call, as you try to convince yourself that they will be half-decent. Then it's off to YouTube to see if there's any videos of all their goals, set against some truly terrible Europop.
We should all be cautious about what we believe on Wikipedia though, as there are plenty of scamps out there who like nothing better than to add their own very personal take on a footballer's career. Here are 10 funny football Wikipedia edits.
10. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Always wondered how to pronounce this complicated foreign name?
9. Kyle Lafferty
Very possibly edited by a Celtic fan.
8. Neil Shipperley
Accused of being both fat and a bad player. Ouch.
7. Vedran Corluka
Who remembers the days when it was possible to belittle Manchester City so easily?
6. Ron Atkinson
Big Ron's longevity explained.
5. Denilson
They forgot to mention that Denilson has a level of fitness akin to Robin Van Persie.
4. Grimsby Town
Hitler's greatest crime?
3. Stuart Nethercott
If only Nethercott could have stuck to the players he was meant to be marking.
2. Emmanuel Adebayor
There is a slight physical resemblance, but surely no one could confuse the personalities of Adebayor and Kanu?
1. John Barnes
What a shame that moments of genius like this can be deleted by pedants.
Published: 19 Jan 2011
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