++ [ originally posted by dpforever ] ++
Angelo Di Livio - Soldatino (Soldier).
Haha I love this one...Di Livio runs like a little toy soldier!
Alvaro Recoba - El Chino (The Chinese).
I totally agree with this! He looks Chinese, especially when he's smiling after he scores a goal.
I think A lot of the 'nicknames' being posted are just abbreviations eg neddy, sheva...
Roberto Baggio - The Divine Ponytail
Ronaldinho - Donkey
Miccoli - Piccoli
Carlos Valderamma -

Be creative
Edson Arantes de Nascimento - Pele
Luis Nazario de Lima Ronaldo - Ronaldo
Roberto Carlos da Silva - an anagram for "Real's robotic salvador" !!