The most stylish footballers of 2018
It’s been a great year for the beautiful sport. Besides the individual leagues which always throw up plenty of excitement and energy, 2018 also saw the much-anticipated football World Cup. And while these men are fiercely competitive on the pitch, they’re eyeing up each other’s ultra-luxe wardrobes off of it. Their hefty pay packages also mean that they can stock up on the finest menswear threads. But alas, some carry far more goal-scoring style than others. In honour of today’s back-to-back EPL matches and the year that was, we’ve compiled a list of 2018’s most stylish footballers, from every man’s favourite Edinson Cavani and an injured Benjamin Mendy to the Frenchman’s controversial national teammate Paul Pogba.
Hector Bellerin
There’s a pedigree in footballers co-opting fashion week. First, it was Beckham. Now it’s Bellerin. And he looks the part, too. Going from a Havana don to LA Surfer dude to GQ boss like a menswear god.
Michy Batshuayi
The Belgian national and Valencia forward embodies new-age celebrity style – high-end designer pieces and sportswear-inspired silhouettes served with a unique swagger. Who else looks this confident catching a flight?
Ilkay Gundogan
When everyone in his orbit’s going head-to-toe in luxe co-ords, Man City’s most underrated player rocks out in a series of Hawaiian shirts with a Cuban don vibe.
Iran National Team
A fine example of good looks and impeccable tailoring coming together; the Iran national team could’ve easily been mistaken for supermodels when they stepped out of the plane and into Russia.
James Rodriguez
The owner of not only one of the sleekest wardrobes in the land, but also an impeccably groomed coif.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Easily one of the best strikers in the EPL right now, Aubameyang is a sucker for flashy fashion and makes a bold statement wherever he goes. Case in point: Christmas shopping yesterday at Gucci on Regent Street in his £270,000 (₹2.3 crore) gold Lamborghini.
Benjamin Mendy
The world’s most expensive left back is a strong advocate of alternative luxury labels like Heron Preston and makes an exhibition of himself in the best possible manner, both on and off the pitch.
Jerome Boateng
Quite possibly the only grown man who can pull off a cross-body bag with machismo. Also, someone insure that eyewear collection pronto.
Edinson Cavani
The Uruguayan and PSG forward who resembles a Greek God, looks good in anything he puts on, even a white tee, jeans and a classic Burberry scarf.
Karim Benzema
Whichever way you look at him, Benzema is a fireball of high-octane style who has a way of making designer clothes serve him.
Leon Goretzka
The ice-cool antidote to mass footballer dressing complete with a laidback Chinese-collared shirt and superior genes.
Neymar
He approaches fashion in the same way he does football: with originality, authenticity and serious cojones. And now it seems like his son Davi Lucca’s also following suit. Another Neymar in the making? We hope so.
Jesse Lingard
The primo footballer has all the hallmarks of what we love right now: a little dandy, a little hip hop and a whole lotta chill.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Dressing casually is hard these days. Doing it well required a sixth sense. The Ox is developing a seventh: casual, audacious dressing.
Barcelona x Thom Browne
After the Cleveland Cavs, Thom Browne’s taken his signature cropped suits to Barcelona FC and made sure Valverde’s men have the upper hand even off the field.
Paul Pogba
The mercurial midfielder maybe in the news for all the wrong reasons but there’s no doubting his flamboyant style that easily makes him one of the best dressed guys in the Old Trafford dressing room.
Denis Suarez
It’s almost blasphemous that Denis Suarez still hasn’t cracked the Barcelona first team. But that doesn’t stop him from look like a top contender off it – dressing up and paring it down like a fashion pro.
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