Fellaini’s afro gets the chop

The most famous afro in world football is no more.

Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini had vowed to get rid of what RTÉ analyst Brian Kerr last week branded a “big bushy head” if Belgium won the World Cup.

That ambition was not realised as Belgium bowed out at the quarter-final stage after a 1-0 defeat by finalists Argentina, but a picture posted by the player with his hairdresser on his Instagram account yesterday showed Fellaini has opted to have a haircut anyway.