With the great Andrea Pirlo having been one of the many high-profile retirements from the game this season, who will step forward to replace him as the sport’s coolest active player? It was a question posed by ESPN FC, who commissioned freelance Graphic Designer Brian Konnick to create four images that represent an exaggerated version of the most eccentric, daring and interesting footballers in the game today. Here are global superstars Neymar, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Dani Alves and Sergio Ramos as you never seen them before. Or, you know, maybe you actually have, knowing these four colourful characters.
