Which of us were not teased at school, coming up with the most various nicknames? Then we were sure that, having become adults, the habit of shortening surnames and focusing attention on the features of going down in the summer. But it was not there!.

On the eve of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the TV website. UA decided to tell its readers how jokingly journalists and fans of their favorite footballers. Get ready, sometimes it will be very funny!.

So, the Argentine football player Lionel Messi, who will come to the World Cup in the national team of his country, for his small height and quickness nicknamed "flea".

Teammates of the German player of Turkish origin Mesuta Ozila call him "Nemo", finding in it the similarity with the animated character of the same name.

"Bulb" Uruguayan Christian Rodriguez was due to his high-speed jerks, which repeatedly forced defenders to shed tears.

Nicknamed "Harry Potter" Portuguese Ricardo Quaresma received in honor of the world's most famous wizard boy because of the abundance of magic tricks in the arsenal of midfielder.

But another compatriot Quaresma - Cristiano Ronaldo - the owner of several nicknames: "machine", "crybaby", "Ronny", "KrieRo", "CR", "CR7", "Krish". All of them are an abbreviation of his name, and also describe the sports preparation and emotionality that he shows on the field.

Recall that to see the game these players can be in the World Cup 2018 in the live broadcast on the TV channels Inter and NTN.