Football’s most cringey adverts revealed from Southgate at Pizza Hut to Messi flogging face cream & Beckham’s Sharpies

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THEY are often accused of hamming it up on the football pitch.

But the game’s top stars can be just as bad off it – you only need to look at former Man United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, who dressed up as a butcher and played an accordion to advertise Danish bacon.

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We look back at the footie stars who have flogged everything[/caption]

And he is not the only ace with a side hustle in cringey commercials.

Nadia Cohen looks back at the footie stars who have flogged everything, from tomato juice to pens . . . 

KEVIN KEEGAN – Sugar Puffs

a man is holding a box of cheetos next to a trophy .Kevin Keegan appeared in an ad for Sugar Puffs

MAN U’S RYAN GIGGS & ROBIN VAN PERSIE – Tomato juice (it’s red, geddit?)

a man wearing a red shirt with aon on itDutch legend Robin van Persie and Ryan Giggs did a Japanese tomato juice advert

GARETH SOUTHGATE – Pizza Hut

a man wearing a paper bag on his head is eating pizzaGareth Southgate did a commercial for Pizza Hut following his famous Euro ’96 penalty missPA

PETER SCHMEICHEL – Danepak bacon

a man in a chef 's hat and apron is standing in a kitchenPeter Schmeichel dressed up as a butcher and played an accordion to advertise Danish bacon

DAVID BECKHAM – Sharpies

a man in a plaid shirt is standing next to a woman holding a pen .David Beckham promoted Sharpies

RONALDO – Japanese ‘facial fitness’ gizmo

a man wearing a blue nike shirt is holding a black objectChristiano Ronaldo in an ad for a Japanese ‘facial fitness’ gizmo

JIMMY BULLARD – Wash & Go

a young man is holding a bottle of shampoo in front of a locker .Jimmy bullard flogs Wash n Go shampoo

JOHN BARNES – Just Eat

a woman is kissing a man on the cheek .John Barnes apeared in an ad for Just Eat

HARRY KANE – 3Bears porridge

a man in a red shirt sits at a table with scissors and a cup with a soccer ball on itHarry Kane has become the face of 3Bears porridge3 Bears

LIONEL MESSI – Japanese face cream

a man with shaving foam on his face next to another man with shaving foam on his faceFootball genius Lionel Messi once did an ad for Japanese face creamFootball genius Lionel Messi once did an ad for
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