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Edson Buddle
Gary Lineker
13 July 2017
From German Kevins to the six hundred Brazilians called Lineker: the bizarre history of football-inspired names
Can a moniker make or break a career? How did Mighty Mouse become the father of all German Kevins?
Huw Davies
uncovers the game’s bizarre and at times baffling nomenclature
