Athletes' weird and wacky body inscriptions
From the NBA to the EPL, tattoos have become ubiquitous in the sporting world, with stars inking them for all sorts of weird and wacky reasons. Check out the handful in this gallery.
US basketballer Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets
Welsh rugby league player Jordon James of the Celtic Crusaders
Italian footballer Christian Vieri of Fiorentina
Another of Christian Vieri's tattoos
Welsh and Manchester City footballer Craig Bellamy
England cricketer Kevin Pietersen
Danish and Liverpool footballer Daniel Agger
England and Los Angeles Galaxy footballer David Beckham
Another one of Becks' tattoos
David Beckham's Sanskrit tattoo
Portuguese and Chelsea footballer Deco
American basketballer Deron Williams of Utah Jazz
Argentinian football legend and current national team coach Diego Maradona
Another one of Maradona's tattoos
French and Panathinaikos footballer Djibril Cisse
Cisse's calf tattoo
Faboi Cannavaro
Italian and Juventus footballer Fabio Cannavaro
Spanish and Liverpool footballer Fernando Torres
Former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic
US basketball star Kobe Bryant of the LA Lakers
Kobe Bryant's arm tattoo
Former American sprinter LaTasha Jenkins
NBA Star LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers
Filipino boxing great Manny Pacquaio
Russian tennis star Marat Safin
Italian and Inter Milan footballer Marco Materrazi
Another one of Marco Materazzi's tattoos
Boxer Mark "Bomber" Thompson
Slovak and Liverpool footballer Martin Skrtel
Martin Skrtel's arm tattoo
F1 legend Michael Schumacher
Boxing king Mike Tyson
English and Newcastle United footballer Danny Guthrie
British professional boxer Ricky "the Hitman" Hatton
Welsh and Derby County footballer Robbie Savage
Portuguese and Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo's leg tattoo
Serbian basketball great Milan Gurovic
Women's tennis star Serena Williams
Irish and Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland
Irish and Sunderland footballer Andy Reid
American and Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard
England and Manchester United star Wayne Rooney
