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Oct 17 / 12:19pm

BECKHAM's BEARDS: scratch, scratch or mmm mmm - Tamara Abraham in the Daily Mail untangles this growth area!


Hirsute hero: David Beckham

Hirsute hero: David Beckham

Whether they are trying to prove their manliness, their style credentials, or it is just sheer laziness, there appears to be a rash of stubble among England's football stars.

No less than seven footballers have been sporting beards of late, ranging from young Theo Walcott's barely-there facial hair, to Michael Owen's carefully groomed stubble.

Naturally it is David Beckham who appears to have set the trend (Posh wouldn't have it any other way) - if only judging by the length of his beard. The newly hirsute 34-year-old showed off his new facial hair during Wednesday night's match against Belarus.

Whether the patchy result is intentional, or a stylist has carefully shaved around his cheekbones and chin is anyone's guess, but his look has clearly inspired his fellow players, with varying degrees of success.

Peter Crouch's smattering of bristles is unlikely to have found favour with girlfriend Abbey Clancy, while a heavily bearded David James is rivalling Beckham for the heaviest facial hair.

Joe Cole and Michael Owen have both got 'designer' stubble of the perfect length -we're sure it took far more effort than they'll ever let on. Theo Walcott and Ben Foster also appear to be in the early stages of achieving the trend.

But the football fraternity are not the first famous faces to try facial hair. Indeed the A-list have long been using beards as a means of masking their faces from the paparazzi.

David James
Peter Crouch

Taking it on the chin: David James has a beard to rival Beckham's, while Peter Crouch's stubble is unlikely to find favour with girlfriend Abbey Clancy

Joe Cole
Michael Owen

Designer stubble: Joe Cole (left) and Michael Owen have both achieved the perfect length for facial hair

Many of Hollywood's most handsome faces have even used a beard in an attempt to shake of their 'pretty boy' tag - why else would Brad Pitt grow that awful beard? And whatever happened to the beautiful Joaquin Phoenix?

via dailymail.co.uk

Are you for or against such hairiness?

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