Christian Pulisic raised eyebrows in surprise when he reported on a USMNT training camp in Austin, Texas, this week with a bold new hairstyle.
The Chelsea the star appeared with the rest of the team at the St. David shows off a bunch of new tricks, becoming the latest professional footballer to succumb to peroxide’s all-time appeal.
Pulisic then hit the training field with his new striking blonde hair glistening in the afternoon sun, prompting the USMNT social network to single out the 23-year-old for special attention.
New interface CP10. pic.twitter.com/p3KhhWbtsx
– USMNT (@USMNT) June 8, 2022
It’s safe to say that the brave new hairstyle hasn’t been a popular hit among fans, with Pulisic looks like a member of a boy band from the 1990swhile others openly expressed their concerns about the direction his hair was headed.
Pulisic, of course, joins a group of players past and present who have gone blonde, though it must be said that few have ever adopted a completely shabby look for more than a month or so. longer.
Landon Donovan
Perhaps Pulisic’s new haircut is a timely tribute to a USMNT legend in Donovan who has been dyeing his dark locks bright blonde for a while.
David and Romeo Beckham
As the most famous (and arguably the most successful) of all time sunbathing on the beach, Beckham’s ever-changing list of hairstyles sees the blonde overhaul come to life. is the highlight of his career.
Even his son Romeo joined in the act last year.
Another player who seems to change his hairstyle weekly, Pogba is known to have dyed his hair blonde in the past – as well as red, blue, green, yellow, white, turquoise, etc.
Messi revealed a new blonde job in 2016 which he claims was an attempt to rejuvenate himself and “start from scratch” after spending a long summer with problems both in and off the field.
Paul Gascoigne and Phil Foden
Phil Foden has revealed a new Gazza-inspired look for Euro pic.twitter.com/EjR55pVSb6
– Metro Sport (@Metro_Sport) June 8, 2021
Not long before Euro 2020, England midfielder Foden has revealed that he has dyed his hair platinum blonde to pay tribute to Gascoigne, who literally lit up Euro ’96 with the Three Lions a quarter of a century earlier while sporting an icy white hairstyle. symbolic.
Curiously, this soon leads to 54 year old Gazza then dyed her hair again in homage to Foden, who had previously dyed his hair in honor of Gazza – thus creating a strange “peroxide-ception” paradox in the space-time continuum.
After starting the 2018 World Cup with the prescribed hair, Chicharito and a few Mexico teammates suddenly decided to bleach their bright blonde hair follicles ahead of their round of 16 clash with Brazil.
If it is intended as a good luck charm it does not work as El Tri lost 2-0.
Romania ’98
“It was funny at first. Then we realized we did something stupid.”
Looking back at the time Romania had blonde hair in 1998 #World Cup #TBT ♂️🏆
👉 https://t.co/adtGf7cw7R pic.twitter.com/0dUVQmXztJ
– Football World Championship (@FIFAWorldCup) March 1, 2018
The most famous example of a team going through a mass makeover mid-tournament, the entire Romania squad for the 1998 World Cup emerged with identical blonde hair after simultaneously deciding to “do one thing.” crazy” if they make it past the group stage.
Gheorghe Hagi and his dazzling teammates went into the knockout stages after topping Group G, only to be bumped by Croatia in the next round.
