From skeletons to road signs and most things in between - some of Europe's finest players have put their body art on display

From skeletons to road signs and most things in between - some of Europe's finest players have put their body art on display in Poland and Ukraine over the last couple of weeks

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Few things are more synonymous with footballers these days than tattoos - body art is up there with expensive cars, hair products and Twitter in the modern player's main causes for concern.

Euro 2012, then, with some of the finest and therefore best-paid talents in Europe on display, has been a showcase for some of the best inking money can buy.

Here is a rundown of some of the best - and worst - tattoos Goal.com has spotted over the past few weeks. We will let you decide which players belong in which category...

The nightKjaer before Christmas | A Jack Skellington-esque effort from the Dane

'I've got tattoos like Agger...' | The Liverpool defender is also a qualified tattooist


P'OUCHugal! | Raul Meireles' coloured arms and neck must have been extremely painful

Pav a look at these! | The Russian striker's right arm is completely inked...


Got it covered | While defender Glen Johnson has gone for the opposite arm

A heartfelt message | Darijo Srna's tattoo is a dedication to his brother


Happy days | Wesley Sneijder's Champions League trophy tattoo reminds him of better times


Fair warning | Daniele De Rossi lets opponents know what they are in for

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James Robinson, the future husband of Gloria De Piero MP, sends his Twitter followers a link to a pornographic website.

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Robinson, who is engaged to the glamorous shadow minister for crime prevention, Gloria de Piero, is a regular user of Twitter. On Tuesday, he posted a message to his followers on the social-networking website that was most revealing, albeit not in the way he intended.

“Blimey,” said The Guardian's former media correspondent. “Leveson inquiry cost more than £2.8m so far.” He then appended a link to a website.

However, the website had nothing to do with Lord Justice Leveson and everything to do with pornography. It was Babe Video, which features recordings from “adult” television channels.

Hopefully, De Piero, a former GMTV presenter, will be forgiving. After all, she posed for topless photographs as a 16-year-old schoolgirl. “It was simply that I needed some money to buy clothes,” she said. “My parents went a lot less mental than I thought they would.”

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'Swamp People' star arrested on domestic violence charges

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  Noces Joseph LaFont Jr. -- who is known as "Trapper Joe" on TV

One of the stars of the TV reality show "Swamp People" has been arrested in Florida on domestic violence charges.

Noces Joseph LaFont Jr. -- who is known as "Trapper Joe" on TV -- was arrested Wednesday by Orange County Sheriff's deputies.

According to an arrest affidavit, LaFont was arguing with his girlfriend while staying at a hotel near Disney World and tried to burn her with a lit cigarette. The report also says he punched the woman with a closed fist.

LaFont, who is from Louisiana, was charged with battery and assault. He was booked into Jail, posted bail and released. It's unclear whether he has retained an attorney.

"Swamp People" is a History channel show that follows Cajuns who hunt alligators.

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The moment you go closer, you can't help but wonder if these high flying celebs are stars or victims.

Celebrities like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor have the whole world under their feet...or so it may seem from far. The moment you go closer, you can't help but wonder if these high flying celebs are stars or victims!

Everything that these celebrities do or say make headlines - whether or not they like! Here is a list of stars who due to their star status have been criticised and victimised time and again. 

Shahrukh Khan
From smoking in public to his alleged soft corner for Priyanka Chopra and his fights at the recent IPL season, Shahrukh Khan has been victimised time and again. While smoking in public is banned in India for one and all, it is stars like Shahrukh Khan and Ranbir Kapoor (Udaipur resident had filed a complaint against the actor for smoking on the sets of his film), who are singled out because of their star status. 

Shahrukh Khan gracefully handled the situation when he was accused of having a soft corner for Priyanka Chopra. However, at the recent IPL, Shahrukh Khan lost his temper when a few security personal allegedly misbehaved and pushed his children. While it is normal for any father to react the way he did, Shahrukh Khan, being the 'baadshah' of Bollywood was scrutinised and even banned on entering the Wankhede grounds for five-years by the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA).

 

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who is no less than a goddess is media's favourite child. Right from the time Ash won the Miss World contest, fans wanted more and more of the most beautiful woman in the world! The paparaazi can't seem to get enough of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Though she was always in the media's hitlist, interest in Ash's life increased ten fold when she became the Bachchan bahu. Aishwarya's career, pregnancy, post delivery weight and even her daughter Aaradhya is hot topic of discussion today.

Kareena Kapoor-Saif Ali Khan
A few months back, Saif Ali Khan was the target of media's hitlist, when he got into a brawl with an NRI named Iqbal Sharma at a leading posh restaurant in Mumbai. Iqbal accused that Saif Ali Khan, hit him and hurt him on his nose. However, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and his friends insisted that it was Iqbal who misbehaved and even made nasty comments about Kareena and their other female friends.

Salman Khan
Salman Khan too like his other famous counterparts has time and again been targeted by the media. Whether it be for his innumerable alleged affairs with his beautiful actresses or legal hassles for poaching or rash driving (causing innocent people to be killed), Salman Khan was not spared. However, the actor is a changed person today and is much less chasen by the media.

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