Football stars who were invited to star in a big movie (11 photos)
Famous football players sometimes have to perform not only on stadiums, but also on movie sets. Many producers and directors want to lure football stars into some small role in order to increase the ratings and fill the film with more celebrities. BUT the glory of football players is not less than that of Hollywood stars. By the way, sometimes athletes do not get by with just funny cameos. Sometimes they play significant secondary roles. So let's let's see which football stars were invited to star in a big movie.
Zinedine Zidane in Asterix at the Olympics (2008) 
Played the role of Zinedis
Neymar in the movie "Three X's: World Domination" (2017) 
Had lunch with Samuel L. Jackson and saved him from a mugger with his deft kicking skills.
David Beckham in King Arthur: The Sword (2017) 
Played the sinister Knight Trigger, one of the guards of the sword. He frightened those around him with his appearance.
David Beckham also has a small role in The Agents of U.N.C.L. (2015) 
David played a KGB officer operating a projector. He even pronounces a remark in Russian: "Forgive me, comrade."
Frank Leboeuf in The Universe of Stephen Hawking (2014) 
The world champion in the French national team played the Swiss doctor who treated Stephen Hawking.
Djibril Cisse in Taxi 4 (2007) 
He played himself and managed to get to his first match as part of the Marseille Olympique with the help of Daniel and Emilien.
Eric Cantona in Elizabeth (1998) 
He played the role of Monsignor de Foix, which can really be considered a role, not a cameo.
Pele in the film "Victory" (1981) 
The king of football is the king, so he played a prominent role in war drama with Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone and Max Von Syudov. Although his hero, of course, was a football player.
Stan Collymore in Basic Instinct 2 (2006) 
You won't believe who the former English striker played! rich football star (and lover of the heroine Sharon Stone). But with fictional named Kevin Franks.
Ronaldinho in Kickboxer Returns (2018) 
He played a character named Roland - one of the coaches of the head hero Kurt Sloan (the second was played by Mike Tyson). Its functions included kick balls at Kurt, thus further exhausting him, increasing the hero's stamina... Probably.
Vinnie Jones in Unkillable (2022) and his other films 
Most people know Vinnie Jones already as an actor. He became star after the films "Lock, Stock, Two Smoking Barrels" and "Snatch" - recognized hits. But few people know that he is still in the game. Well then Yes, in the acting room. His most recent film is Unkillable.
