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Which soccer players would make good Star Trek characters?
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With the new Star Trek film out, we thought we’d have a bit of fun and see which soccer players could play the famous characters.
They’ve changed all the actors anyway and brought in a youthful crop, so why not?
Over at Kottke.org, they’ve already done it with NBA players. Captain Kirk is Tony Parker they reckon.
Reuters resident Trekkies Kevin Fylan and Alison Wildey had a bash at a soccer version but please come up with your own ideas in the comments below.
1. David Beckham as Kirk (if not John Terry or Steven Gerrard)
2. Someone logical and Germanic as Spock, so maybe Arsene Wenger
3. Scotty would have to be a little powerhouse who fixes it just in time like Maradona (or a Scotsman like Archie Gemmill)
4. Bones is tricky. Are there any doctors in football? Dr Josef Venglos? Did Norman Whiteside go off and get a physio qualification?
5. We need the guy in red who gets shot at the start of each episode. Darren Fletcher?
PHOTO: Cast member Zachary Quinto poses at the premiere of the movie “Star Trek” at the Grauman’s Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California April 30, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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Don’t forget Brazil’s 1980′s player Socrates, who is a physician….
Archie Gemmill is a good call…
Manchester United’s Vidic is a cast iron cling on
Has to be Didier Drogba for the guy in red who gets shot. He gets plenty of practice crumpling to the ground every week.
There’d have to be a place for Pierluigi Collina in there somewhere, surely
Andrei Shevcheckov?
As Chekov, presumably…?
Well yes Kevin, as I stated!
Steve Coppell for Scotty beceause he cannae take any more.
I guess I’m “old school”. I prefer the original star trek series, back
in the day when doing endorsements was unheard of. But if Kirk did
do endorsements, would it be like this cartoon??
http://pastexpiry.blogspot.com/2009/05/c artoon-star-trek-endorsement.html
*CARTOON*
I sort of think Fernando Torres would be more the young Kirk. He has those boyish looks and golden touch (witness euro 2008 final). Gerrard would be more Riker.
Kenny Deuchar is a doctor. He could help round out your Star Trek team.
Surely there must be a role in there for Carlos Tevez as some less-than-alluring baddie from a strange and wattled planet. I would also have suggested Wayne Rooney but he is already busy playing ‘Shrek’.