Updated On: 06 May, 2015 08:31 AM IST | | A Correspondent
<p>Meet the curiously named Brazilian footballers like Mahatma Gandhi Heberpio Mattos Pires, John Lennon Silva Santos or Yago Pikachu</p>

Mahatma Gandhi, Mario Brandao, singer John Lennon, American rock group Creedence Clearwater Revival
While it is not uncommon for footballers to have intriguing names at times like Kaka, Mata or Nani, nothing beats Brazilian footballers’ uncanny penchant for whacky names and nicknames, according to an article written by Adam Hurrey in www.telegraph.co.uk.
