The nicknames from famous football players from all over the world, in alphabetical order.
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AAbreu, W. Sebastián: Loco Abreu
Adams, Tony: Mr. Arsenal
Agüero, Sergio: Kun
Assou-Ekotto, Benoît: Disco Benny
BBalotelli, Mario: Super Mario/L' Enfant Terrible
Baptista, Júlio: The Beast
Beckenbauer, Franz: Kaiser
Beckham, David: Golden Balls
Bergkamp, Dennis: The Non-Flying Dutchman/The Iceman/"God"
CCantona, Eric: King Eric
Capello, Fabio: The Professor
Carlos, Roberto: El Hombre Bala
Casillas, Iker: The Saint/Saint Iker
Coquelin, Francis: The police officer
Correia, Thiago: Bebé
Cuesta, Miguel: Michu
DDavids, Edgar: The Pitbull
Di Stéfano, Alfredo: La Saeta Rubia
Didi: Mr. Football, Príncipe Etíope
EEusebio: The Black Panther (Pantera Negra)
Essien, Michael: The Bison
FFalcao, Radamel: El Tigre
Forster, Fraser: La Gran Muralla
G(Mané) Garrincha: Anjo das Pernas Tortas, Alegria do Povo
Giggs, Ryan: Welsh Wizard
Gomez, Mario: Super Mario
Gattuso, Gennaro : Ringhio
HHenry, Thierry: King Henry/Va Va Voom
Hernández, Javier: Chicharito
IInzaghi, Filippo: Super Pippo
JJames, David: Calamity James
KKeown, Martin: The Rash
Kolarov, Aleksandar: Serbian Roberto Carlos
LLahm, Philipp: Magic Dwarf
Leite, Ricardo: Kaká
Luiz, David: Sideshow Bob
MMaradona, Diego: El Diez (Tien) of Pelusa, El Pibe de Oro
Merson, Paul: Magic Man
Messi, Lionel: La Pulga
NNasri, Samir: Petit Prince
Negredo, Álvaro: La Fiera de Vallecas
OÖzil, Mesut: Nemo
Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alex: The ox
PPark, Ji-Sung: Third Lung, Three Lung Park
Parlour, Ray: The Romford Pelé
Pelé: King of Football
Pirlo, Andrea: L'Architetto, Il Professore
QRRamsey, Aaron: Rambo
Reyna, Claudio: Captain America
Ribéry, Franck: Scarface
Rodríguez, Alberto Junior: El Mudo
Ronaldinho (Gaúcho): R10
Ronaldo: The Phenomenon/El Fenómeno
Ronaldo, Cristiano: CR7
Rooney, Wayne: Wazza
Rosický, Tomáš: Little Mozart
SSandro: The Beast
Silva, Gilberto: The Invisible Wall
Souza, Kerlon: Foca/Foquinha
Stankovic, Dejan: The Dragon
Suárez, Luis: El Pistolero
TTorres, Fernando: El Nino
UVvan Persie, Robin: The Flying Dutchman
Vermaelen, Thomas: The Verminator
Verri, Carlos: Dunga
Vertonghen, Jan: Super Jan
Vidic, Nemanja: Serbian Terminator
Villa, David: El Guaje
Vlaar, Ron: Ron Beton
WWelbeck, Danny: Dat Guy
XYZZico: The White Pelé, Galinho de Quintino
Zidane, Zinedine: Zizou