Chitchat Embarrassing endorsements from the world's top footballers

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Being a footballer has its perks.


On top of getting paid handsomely to travel the world and kick a ball around, there are also countless corporations just waiting to shower you with more money in the hope of getting you to flog their products.


Who they are and what they sell doesn’t seem to matter that much to players, when they’re being offered mouth-watering wads of cash for less than a day's work.


Here are some of the weirder and more embarrassing brands and products the world's top football players have decided, in their wisdom, to endorse.


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Peter Schmeichel

Bacon. The key to any footballer's success.

At least, that was the message when former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel helped out the pig farmers of his homeland by appearing in this ad for Danish food producer Danepak.

 

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Fernando Torres



This is all kinds of amazing.

Fernando Torres stars in this Spanish ad for a dog-training school run by his pal Nacho, which looks as if it's been directed by Wes Anderson.

 

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Manchester United



As one of the biggest clubs in world football, it's not a surprise to see Manchester United stars being used to sell all sorts of stuff.

But here, a set of Moyes-era United stars struggle to get to grips with Japanese tomato juice.
Ryan Giggs appears to be the only player enjoying a bit of the drink, whereas Michael Carrick look as though he has been asked to down a can of molten volcanic lava.

 

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Maybe he would have preferred battling some pesky “out of towners” with Wayne Rooney and Jeff Goldblum.

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Pure cringe. Although hats off to Chris Smalling for putting so much into it.

 

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Lionel Messi

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Here's five-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi, showing off his best impression of the Moon from the Mighty Boosh to plug a face cream.

 

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Cristiano Ronaldo

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Real Madrid’s star man is known for his hard training and fitness routines, but has Ronaldo gone too far by attempting to work out his face?

So weird.

 

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Emmanuel Adebayor

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Take it on,” the former Man City and Arsenal striker creepily whispers to the camera,
after polishing off a can of energy drink, and blowing you a kiss.

No thanks, mate. It's called 'Power Horse'.

 

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John Arne Riise and Morten Gamst Pedersen

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Whilst dressed as the men in black - or the men from the bank - John Arne Riise and Morten Gamst Pedersen close in on Norwegian goalkeeper Erik Huseklepp, catching him red-handed at the supermarket pick-and-mix stand.

With the help of heavy-duty autotune that they’re able to convince him to swap the sweets for fruit and veg. Healthy eating, you see.

 

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Blackburn Rovers

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When it first aired, this advert was totally cringeworthy, but now it has a bit of edge.


Indian chicken company Venky's bought the then-Premier League club Blackburn Rovers in November 2010, sacked Sam Allardyce as manager and talked up the chances of Ronaldinho coming to play in Lancashire.

After six and a half years of mismanagement, the club will play in the third tier next season, after being relegated from the Championship in May 2017.


Slightly undermines the claim that all that pre-match chicken is "good for you," despite former skipper Ryan Nelson licking his lips.

 

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Michael Owen

[video=youtube;vwq7gJlH59g]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwq7gJlH59g&feature=youtu.be[/video]

"Are you buckled up and ready? Great."

You might think seeing Dubai from the sky in your very own private helicopter would be a thrilling experience.
But if former England goal-machine Michael Owen is your pilot, run!

Despite Michael's best efforts at an up-tempo and charismatic delivery, this pitch to property investors is 10 minutes you will never get back!

"You may think Dubai's wealth comes from oil, but you would be wrong. Oil makes up less than 6% of the nation's income." Thanks Michael.