Worst football shirt numbers ever as Joao Cancelo takes Raheem Sterling's 7 for Man City
dailystar.co.ukManchester City fans into a meltdown online after it was confirmed that the Portuguese full-back is the club's new No.7.The iconic shirt was vacated by Raheem Sterling, who left the club to join Chelsea in a £47.5million deal this month, but fans have been taken aback by the decision to hand Cancelo the famous number - even though the defender is one of City's best players.Cancelo is far from the only player to pick a controversial shirt number though.
Here, Daily Star Sport takes a look at seven of the worst shirt numbers ever...READ MORE: Four things Erik ten Hag got right as Man Utd beat Palace to continue winning runEto'o was one of the most feared strikers in Europe during his prolific stint with Barcelona.
But he was ridiculed during his stint at Everton after donning the No.5 shirt.The 33-year-old joined the Toffees back in 2014 after he was released by Chelsea, but left fans baffled by opting to take the unusual shirt number.
And the Cameroon star admitted at his unveiling that it was a random decision he made as a result of getting older.Eto'o said: “The received wisdom is that as you get older the numbers change.
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