There is no doubt that many football fans could almost instantly recognize the name of any well-known footballer in the world from a photograph, but how many could identify famous footballers from their childhood pictures?
We have compiled a full gallery of pictures featuring 24 famous footballers during their youth.
Not all of them are still playing football, but most are still widely recognized. We invite you to browse through the entire gallery and in the comments section, write down all the footballers you know in order.
At 10 p.m. we will update this news and announce all the footballers' names that are in this gallery.
The registered user who accurately names all the footballers in the most precise order will be awarded a prize - either a Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo toy statue.
Many participants correctly identified all 24 footballers. The winner by alphabet was a user named bodylip, who is entitled to the prize.
Please contact us at [email protected] to claim your prize and specify which footballer's prize you would like to receive.
List of players depicted in the photos:
1. Sergio Aguero 2. Dani Alves 3. David De Gea 4. Gareth Bale 5. Cristiano Ronaldo 6. Andy Carroll 7. Diego Costa 8. Cesc Fabregas 9. Alexis Sanchez 10. Falcao 11. Frank Lampard 12. Lionel Messi 13. David Luiz 14. Manuel Neuer 15. Mario Balotelli 16. Luis Suarez 17. Rio Ferdinand 18. Sergio Ramos 19. Juan Mata 20. Mesut Ozil 21. Oscar 22. John Terry 23. Theo Walcott 24. Xavi
