World's tallest footballer

[AreliusIV]

And you thought Peter Crouch was tall. This guy is even taller than him:

Arsenal have tied up a deal to sign the world's tallest footballer, 6ft 10 Nikola Žigić, from Red Star Belgrade. In his first two seasons at Red Star, he scored 55 goals in 77 games.

With Crouch and Žigić, the Premiership will soon be known as the league of the giants.

Žigić has been voted Serbia & Montenegro's Player of the Year twice.

It was his appearance in a crucial qualifier against Spain that got the people talking. After an atrocious first half in Vincente Calderon stadium, during which Serbia-Montenegro rarely crossed the midfield line and was extremely lucky to be only 0-1 down, coach Ilija Petković threw Žigić into the mix. His towering presence up front changed the flow of the match instantly. Žigić played a key role in Serbia's tying goal, and later set up Mateja Kezman perfectly for another, only to see his strike partner arrive a tad late, clipping the ball wide of Iker Casillas' gaping half-empty net. However, Serbia got the key away point and confirmed their World Cup qualification at home in Belgrade versus Bosnia-Herzegovina with Žigić again nicely setting up Kezman for the game's only goal.

Look for him at the World Cup.

Following his fine national team outings, Žigić continued to shine for his club Red Star Belgrade. His world class goal from 30 meters against AS Roma in UEFA Cup action delighted home fans and further raised Zigic's asking price on the transfer market.

Some people will do anything to neutralize Žigić's height advantage:

[bordelais7]

that's a great picture

[rabble-rabble]

Didn't Manute Bol (something like 7-6 or 7-7) used to play soccer before picking up a basketball? I believe he was a goalie. (Likely had a tendency to hit his head on the crossbar when jumping to make a save)