ON the pitch they’re fearless, but these football heroes share some bizarre phobias that scares the B’jesus out of them.
Whether it’s a fear of cats, frogs, flying and even cuddly TV alien Alf, these top-class athletes frighten easily.
Olivier Giroud admitted an unusual phobia that saw him teased by his brothersCredit: Reuters
But which one of these well-paid superstars is scared of what?
Wayne Rooney
Things that go whirring in the night give Wayne Rooney a good night’s kipCredit: PA:Press Association
The former Man United ace must’ve had the hairdryer treatment from Sir Alex Ferguson every now and again.
But hot noise is something he’s very use to.
The hairdryer treatment never frightened Wayne RooneyCredit: Alamy
Rooney is scared of silence, and when he sleeps he loves to have a hairdryer, a hoover or a fan on in the background while drifting off.
That’s certainly an original way of catching some zzz’s.
Olivier Giroud
His goals from the bench have saved Arsenal and Chelsea numerous times, and his fear is fictional, outer-worldly and frankly irrational. For Olivier, 80s TV alien Alf was a real fright.
Alf scared the life out of Chelsea striker Olivier GiroudCredit: Warner Bros
He explained :”This is so funny, but my brothers are older than me – I was the youngest, and they used to tease me about a kids TV character called Alf.
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“Alf the Alien, my God he was so ugly and I was so scared of him.
“My brothers used to say, ‘Be careful, Alf is going to get you tonight!’ They went too far with it!”
Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Bergkamp couldn’t travel for Arsenal in Europe due to his fearCredit: PA:Press Association
The Non-Flying Dutchman… Dennis famously wouldn’t get on planes for European games because he was scared of flying.
It all stemmed from an incident with the Dutch national team when Dennis was flying with the Netherlands in the 1994 World Cup.
Dennis Bergkamp wouldn’t have been able to Fly Emirates for Arsenal
When an engine of the plane cut out during the flight, his fears began.
From then on he took trains and buses everywhere he went with Arsenal.
Phil Jones
Phil Jones would rather take the stairs when away on holidayCredit: EPA
The Man United defender is not only incredibly superstitious, but he also suffers from a strange phobia.
Our Phil doesn’t like being elevated, but that’s nothing to do with a modest demeanor… he’s actually scared of foreign lifts!
A lift is no use to Phil Jones because he’s scared of themCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
He said: “When I go abroad, I can’t go in lifts, I don’t mind it in England, but I can’t do it when I go away.
“When I was young we went away on holiday to Greece and we got stuck in a lift for a few hours.
“It was horrible. I felt so claustrophobic.”
David Beckham
David Beckham revealed his fear on a trip to the Amazon rainforest for the BBCCredit: AP:Associated Press
When England legend Becks went on a trip to the Amazon rainforest for a BBC documentary, he let slip of one his fears.
He revealed during the show: “I’m not a big frog fan. I can’t lie.”
A scary yellow frog is the root of David Beckham’s phobiaCredit: National Geographic – Getty
Then, speaking about one time he encountered a scary frog, he explained: “It was orange. We were told it was dangerous.
“I was a little bit nervous about that.”
Matt Holland
Matt Holland won’t be getting a pet anytime soonCredit: PA:Press Association
Footballer turned pundit Matt is scared of cats! Well, he’s scared of all animals really.
He explains: “I am scared of most animals and won’t have cats or dogs in the house.”
Matt Holland won’t allow a loveable cat in his houseCredit: Alamy
However, there’s one animal that Matt can get behind.
He added: “But I really enjoy horses.” Someone get the man some stables.
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