Keira Knightley, left, and Jack Grealish
(Picture: Helkon SK/ Andy Rain / POOL/EPA)England’s continued success at Euro 2020 has unleashed memes and jokes on social media, especially after the team reached the final of the competition.
Everyone has their favourite player in the squad but Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish has become the undisputed king of the meme – in part thanks to his unique haircut.
The 25-year-old has adopted a look including an... how shall we say... elevated set of curtains, complete with a headband, which gives us serious flashbacks to the 1990s. It’s like three David Beckham haircuts rolled into one and you have to say: fair play to the lad, he pulls it off.
However, when sporting a bold haircut like that, there’ll inevitably be a lot of talk around it and many fans think that Grealish now bears more than a striking resemblance to Keira Knightley in the beloved 2002 film Bend it Like Beckham.
People have been making the comparison since Euro 2020 began.
How it started. How it’s going. pic.twitter.com/TPuPIY0Y04
— Kieran Doody (@kierandoody) June 30, 2021
Jack Grealish 🤝 Keira Knightley in #BendItLikeBeckham
— Lionsgate UK (@LionsgateUK) July 8, 2021
iconic headbands pic.twitter.com/VwZNX0el1B
Oh this one is gooood #Euros2021 pic.twitter.com/gXRyrnItSm
— Rachel Collins (@OrrCollins) July 7, 2021
Everytime I see Jack Grealish — I swear it’s Keira Knightley in Bend It Like Beckham 🤣 #eng #euro2020 pic.twitter.com/fWOIP20TET
— DAN 🏳️🌈👬🏴 (@DANJO_UK) July 7, 2021
someone said jack grealish looks like keira knightley in bend it like beckham and i literally can’t unsee it pic.twitter.com/5ku0W8pTik
— becks (@beckamae_) July 1, 2021
Every time I see Jack Grealish with that haircut. I think to myself, Keira Knightley was really good in 'Bend It Like Beckham'. #ENGSCO #EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/v37KU3sh0n
— Sébastien (@HabsQuestfor25) June 18, 2021
my brother just said jack grealish looks like keira knightley in bend it like beckham and now i can’t unsee it pic.twitter.com/XILdY8Jbxa
— em (@claremontdiaz) July 7, 2021
Keira Knightley (Bend it like Beckham) vs Jack Grealish pic.twitter.com/esAh8SWQ9a
— chanya (@chachaazz) July 7, 2021
You have to say that people have a point.
No word from Grealish on this but he does have slightly more important things to concentrate on at the moment – like a Euro 2020 final against Italy on Sunday.
We’re sure Keira will be watching somewhere.
