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The cruellest nicknames in sport, from Maradona to Crouch

By Jimmy Leach
Monday, 23 April 2012

The Sherminator (Ian Bell) Australian spinner Shane Warne mocked Bell in the 2005 Ashes series, comparing him to The Sherminator from the American Pie movies.

The Sherminator (Ian Bell)
Australian spinner Shane Warne mocked Bell in the 2005 Ashes series, comparing him to The Sherminator from the American Pie movies.

Some of the cruellest - and funniest - nicknames given to sports stars.

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