DAVID BECKHAM ranked below two former Manchester United stars in a list of the sexiest retired footballers.
The 48-year-old came sixth with seven of the top ten being ex-Premier League players.
Analysts at Ticketgum have given players a “sexy score” after crunching numbers based on physical attributes, status and social media opinions.
Former Roma captain Daniele De Rossi is top of the list with a rating of 8.57/10.
In second place is Man Utd legend Nemanja Vidic with a score of 7.80.
And in bronze medal spot is another Roma hero Francesco Totti, who comes in just behind the Serbian centre-back.
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Gareth Bale only hung up his boots in January and has already made the top five alongside now tough-talking pundit Roy Keane.
Most would have expected Beckham to be No1, but he comes sixth with a sexy score of 6.98 despite his global status.
A surprise inclusion sees former Manchester City title-winner Pablo Zabaleta come seventh followed by ex-Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel.
England legend Wayne Rooney is ninth before Germany and Bayern Munich goalscorer Mario Gomez completes the top ten.
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Plenty more Man Utd stars just missed the cut with Patrice Evra coming in eleventh scoring a 6.53 and Diego Forlan ranking sixteenth with 6.19.
Meanwhile, Gerard Pique is showing Shakira what she is missing with a rating of 6.00.
And there is another shock as Carlos Tevez sneaks into the extended list at nineteenth with 5.58.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
