Soccer-Hair we go: Bristol Rovers players shave heads for team mate

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - League One - Blackpool v Bristol Rovers - Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, Britain - May 9, 2021 Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton after the match Action Images/Molly Darlington

LONDON (Reuters) - Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton joked his players would be a commentator's nightmare after he and they shaved their heads to raise funds for team mate Nick Anderton who is undergoing chemotherapy for bone cancer.

A barber, and supporter of rivals Bristol City, wielded the clippers on Jan 16 -- referencing Anderton's shirt number -- with fans of the League One (third tier) English club also invited to lose their locks.