Football’s most cringey adverts revealed from Southgate at Pizza Hut to Messi flogging face cream & Beckham’s Sharpies

THEY are often accused of hamming it up on the football pitch.

But the game’s top stars can be just as bad off it – you only need to look at former Man United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, who dressed up as a butcher and played an accordion to advertise Danish bacon.

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And he is not the only ace with a side hustle in cringey commercials.

Nadia Cohen looks back at the footie stars who have flogged everything, from tomato juice to pens . . . 

KEVIN KEEGAN – Sugar Puffs

Kevin Keegan appeared in an ad for Sugar Puffs

MAN U’S RYAN GIGGS & ROBIN VAN PERSIE – Tomato juice (it’s red, geddit?)

Dutch legend Robin van Persie and Ryan Giggs did a Japanese tomato juice advert

GARETH SOUTHGATE – Pizza Hut

Gareth Southgate did a commercial for Pizza Hut following his famous Euro ’96 penalty missPA

PETER SCHMEICHEL – Danepak bacon

Peter Schmeichel dressed up as a butcher and played an accordion to advertise Danish bacon

DAVID BECKHAM – Sharpies

David Beckham promoted Sharpies

RONALDO – Japanese ‘facial fitness’ gizmo

Christiano Ronaldo in an ad for a Japanese ‘facial fitness’ gizmo

JIMMY BULLARD – Wash & Go

Jimmy bullard flogs Wash n Go shampoo

JOHN BARNES – Just Eat

John Barnes apeared in an ad for Just Eat

HARRY KANE – 3Bears porridge

Harry Kane has become the face of 3Bears porridge3 Bears

LIONEL MESSI – Japanese face cream

Football genius Lionel Messi once did an ad for Japanese face creamFootball genius Lionel Messi once did an ad for