Other Best Dressed Athletes

Other Best Dressed Athletes
Other Best Dressed Athletes /

Other Best Dressed Athletes

David Beckham

David Beckham
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(Third in a five-part series of galleries to determine the best dressed male athlete in professional sports. Go to the last frame to cast your vote.)<br><br>So he's past his soccer prime. The L.A. Galaxy is tossing big bucks at Becks for his style and star power. The best-dressed Brit complements Posh Spice, his wife Victoria.

James Blake

James Blake
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Wears Giorgio Armani and parties with him, too. From dreads to shaved head, in a chic sleeveless T-shirt or posing for Men's Vogue, the tennis star makes a fashion racket.

Henrik Lundqvist

Henrik Lundqvist
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Beneath all that padding and behind a goalie's stick and blocker lies "King Henrik," one of People's 100 Most Beautiful in 2006. Off the ice, the Ranger likes scarves.

Dario Franchitti

Dario Franchitti
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Now that he's changing race cars, Mr. Ashley Judd instantly becomes the best-dressed driver in NASCAR. The great Scot's fashionably great at all his wife's movie premieres.

Oscar De La Hoya

Oscar De La Hoya
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Who needs Oscar de la Renta when there's De La Hoya? At ease in trunks or a tux for a press conference, the Oscar for boxing's fashion hit list goes to Oscar.

Roger Federer

Roger Federer
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Arguably the greatest tennis player ever, Federer wins Wimbledon's fashion plate in straight sets. His off-white jacket is now de rigeur on Centre Court. The bedeviler wears Prada, too.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo
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This Portuguese man o'wares knows how to wear 'em. Be it winging it for Manchester United, dating models or kissing a Bollywood actress, photogs shoot and he scores.

Rick DiPietro

Rick DiPietro
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The man behind the goalie's mask is the essence of off-the-ice casual fashion cool. Rickie Rich has millions to spend, and will never be penalized two minutes for clashing.

Freddie Ljungberg

Freddie Ljungberg
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No. 8 on the pitch for Arsenal, the soccer Swede is No. 17 in Esquire's Best Dressed Man in the World. He likes to "mix styles," even as ... a Calvin Klein underwear model.

Abel Xavier

Abel Xavier
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The bleached-blonde hair? Ideal for the the L.A. Galaxy. Ready, willing and Abel when it comes to clothes, he's never been red-carded by the fashion police.


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