Surely it is every football-mad dad's dream: to be able to pay tribute to your favourite club, player or country by giving your child that same name, no?
And for the week that's in it; you're welcome, dads!
1. Zlatan
Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish footballer (and we're told a fairly good one at that).
2. Ronaldo
This is actually a last name, but we think it makes a fine first one too, no?
3. David
Do we even need to say it? David Beckham is possibly still the world's hottest guy, despite having hung up in football boots a couple of year's back.
4. Lionel
Messi is known (we believe) as one of the world's best football players and hails from Argentina.
5. Thierry
Thierry Henry is a French footballer (and come to think of it, both his names actually works as great first names!)
6. Cyrus
Slightly sheepishly have to admit that I had never heard of this guy until googling the phrase "great footballer baby names." But I now LOVE the name Cyrus (and also found that he actually plays for Ireland!)
7. Christiano
Such a cute change from the more (on our shores anyway) common Christian.
8. Diego
Diego Armando Maradona is a retired Argentine professional footballer.
9. Fernando
After Fernando Torres (Spain)
10. Wayne
After Rooney, obvs.
11. Xavi
Xavier Hernández Creus is a Spanish footballer. And come to think of it, Creus would work too, no?
12. Luka
Luka Modrić is a Croatian footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Croatia national team.
13. Marco
Marco van Basten is a famous footballer (we've been told) from the Netherlands, and we actually love the name Marco.
For more brilliant names to call your baby, make sure you are our friend over on Pinterest too. 
