10 Best Ever Football Insults

One person that you would assume would be relatively safe from jibes is Vinnie Jones. Jones cultivated a hard man persona on-and-off the pitch, one which translated into a Hollywood career once his playing days finished with roles in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch and Gone In 60 Seconds.

When the midfielder was playing for Wimbledon in the 90s he discovered he was eligible to play international football for Wales after qualifying through a grandparent. To say the news of this came as a revelation for England legend Jimmy Greaves would be an understatement, who responded:

"Well stone me! We’ve had cocaine, bribery and Arsenal scoring two goals at home. But just when you thought there were no surprises left in football, Vinnie Jones turns out to be an international player."