Fruit & Veg Footy

Just a bit of fun, we racked our brains (and asked other people) to come up with a few #footyfruitandveg names. That is, plays on words for some football names using fruit and vegetables. Simple, right? …hmm, it’s not as easy as you’d think! Anyway, below are the ones we pulled together, in the form of a little quiz. If you reckon you can do better let us know in the comments!

Uruguayan manager at Sunderland in 2014 and former Chelsea & Spurs player

Asparagus Poyet

Former Arsenal right-back who later turned pundit for Match of the Day & Football Focus

Broccoli Dixon (groan)

A mouth on TalkSport who previously played for Notts Forest & Liverpool, allegedly punched then girlfriend Ulrika Jonsson and appeared opposite Sharon Stone in ‘Basic Instinct 2’

Stan Cauli(flower)more

Seville-based football club who won the Copa Del Rey in 2005 and whose notable former players include Marcos Assunção

Spanish football team Réal Lettuce (….ahem…)

Former QPR player, and manager who also took Spurs to an FA Cup Semi-Final against Everton in 1995

Cherry Francis (…more groans)

1990’s Romanian striker with 40 international caps and 21 international goals to his name. Played for 13 clubs over his career including 11 games for West Ham in 1996-1997

Florin Radishioiu

Former Bolton & Hamburg Danish international who earned himself 4 months in jail when celebrating with Danish players following the 2002 World Cup by head-butting the owner of ‘Café Ketchup’ in Copenhagen

Fig Tøfting