Becks' big hair day

Big events demand big hairdos. But to understand the significance of the David Beckham mohawk, we must travel back to 1998, when boy wonder was boy idiot; a national disgrace whose foolish foul on Argentinian midfielder Diego Simeone got him sent off as England went on to lose in a penalty shootout. Beckham looked a broken man. Then his missus Posh Spice phoned. Fortunately, a London newspaper was eavesdropping and recorded the conversation. The first 10 minutes was Beckham whimpering about being hated by everyone in England. Eventually Posh stopped him and uttered a line which has since ossified into the modern game's bedrock philosophy: 'I thought your hair looked nice though, babes.'