2010 FIFA World Cup: Top Ranking Players Nick Names

NICKNAMES ARE a common feature of any world cup. Most Brazil players are known by their nicknames. Just think of the Little Bird, Garrincha, Edison Arantes Do Nascimento better known as Pele.

We rank our top 10 nicknames for players and Coaches competing in World Cup 2010.

10: Yogi (Joachim Low)Germany Coach Joachim Low's Nick name comes from a shortening of his first name. Given his team's excellent World Cup opening victory over Australia, he is certainly proving himself to be smarter than the average manager.

9: Deuce (Clint Dempsey)U.S. Star midfielder Clint Dempsey moonlights as a rapper, his nickname comes from Dempsey's hip-hop name is Deuce. In 2006, Deuce featured alongside Texas rappers XO and Big Hawk on the soundtrack to a Nike advert.

8: Cashley (Ashley Cole)After England full-back Ashley Cole joined newly-rich Chelsea, fans of his old club, Arsenal, took to waving money at him and started calling him Cashley. Cole described how he nearly crashed his car when his agent told him that Arsenal was only willing to pay him $80,000 a week. He reportedly earns $180,000 each week at Chelsea.

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