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Marcelo Balboa - The former American soccer player loved his mustache, but could never quite get his hairstyle right.

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Javier Margas - The former Chile soccer player enjoyed dyeing his hair in various strange ways.

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Taribo West - At the Africa Cup of Nations in 2000, the former Nigerian athlete attracted a lot of stares with this odd hairstyle. 

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Joe Cole -

The most cringeworthy hairstyles in soccer history

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Ronaldo - Ronaldo will never live down the hairstyle he had at the FIFA World Cup 2002. Interestingly, he chose this hairstyle so the press would focus on it, and not his performance.

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Freddie Ljungberg - The year 2002 seems to have been a bad year for haircuts. Who remembers this "work of art" on Ljungberg's head?

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David Beckham - Beckham was also known for his tendency to style his hair in bizarre ways. This 'fauxhawk' in particular was never forgotten.

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David Beckham - The blonde highlights make his head look like a giant pineapple. Needless to say, it was a poor decision on Beckham's part.

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David Beckham - Beckham is back once again, this time with cornrows. Yikes.

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Rio Ferdinand - When he played for Manchester United in 2002, Rio Ferdinand had perhaps the worst haircut of his career. Blonde just isn't his color.

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Cristiano Ronaldo - In 2003, when he was still playing for Manchester United, Ronaldo had a terrible hair cut. 

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Vagner Love - The Brazilian player's colorful braids are basically his signature look. However, it doesn't mean it looks good.

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Manuel Antonio Cange - The Angolan fullback decided to follow in Ronaldo's footsteps and also go with a strange cut to the World Cup 2006.

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Lionel Messi - Let's be honest—Messi's haircut from 2010 did not look good in the least. Fortunately, he has since found a better look.

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Djibril Cissé - In 2008, Djibril Cissé took everyone by surprise with this hair and beard combo. As you can imagine, it was not a good surprise.

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Gervinho - The Côte d’Ivoire player has a very bizarre style. Perhaps he wants to hide his bald head?

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José Manuel Pinto - The former goalie was seen many times with this corn-rowed look. 

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Neymar - Neymar's style is constantly changing, but this mohawk from 2012 is possibly the most memorable. 

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Stephan El Shaarawy - And while we're on the subject of mohawks, the Italian soccer star was also a fan of the cut in 2013.

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Mario Balotelli - Balotelli is yet another soccer player who loves to play with his hairstyle. In 2014, this particular one went down in history.

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Mamadou Sakho - The French player has had some very odd designs on his head.

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Pogba - In 2015, when Pogba still played for Juventus, he presented the worst hairstyle he had ever had. 

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Ivan Perišić - The Croatian player chose to decorate his head like this in support of his country while playing Portugal in Euro 2016.

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Rodrigo Palacio - Palacio cropped his entire head and just left a tiny, thin braid in the back, making the style one of the strangest in soccer history.

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Abel Xavier - The former Portuguese player was known for dyeing his hair and beard blonde. He still does it on occasion. 

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Arturo Vidal - Arturo Vidal's small mohawk is one of the better known, but not for being attractive. 

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Bobby Charlton - The legendary British soccer player tried to cover his balding head by excessively combing over one side of his hair. It just made it look even more bizarre.

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Marek Hamsik - Marek Hamsik's mohawk is a symbol of the Napoli team but still makes the list of most bizarre hairstyles in soccer history.

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Roberto Baggio -

The former Italian star thought his ponytail was an attractive style for quite some time.

See also: World Cup moments that will never be forgotten

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