The 16 best sports-themed Halloween costumes

Stuck for that Halloween outfit? Look no further than the scary world of sport.

HALLOWEEN IS JUST around the badly-lit corner, so it’s time to get cracking on this weekend’s party costumes.

If you’re tired of the same old Fred Flintstone outfit and you don’t fancy being one of the 33 Chilean miners that the rugby club is going as, we here at The Score have come up with the 16 best Halloween costumes for Irish sports fans.

We even have lists of all the items you’ll need. Mwah, mwah, mwah…

The 16 best sports-themed Halloween costumes

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Stephen Ireland
What you'll need: This one's easy; hair plugs and Superman underpants. Pepper lazy excuses throughout the evening: "Hey man, get me a beer?" "Can't dude, grandmother died. Both of 'em." Source: Eamonn and James Clarke/ PA
Wayne Rooney
What you'll need: Ask your grandmother to dress like a prostitute, piss off everyone you work with and twist your ankle on the way to the party. You're ready to go!
Cristiano Ronaldo
What you'll need: Work on your abs and pecs for 12-18 months. Oil up those bad boys, grease back your hair and have your teeth whitened to full-headlight levels. You can always say your Jersey Shore's The Situation.Source: AP Photo/Alex Gallardo
Des Cahill
What you'll need: For the more artsty-craftsy amongst you. Fashion a Sunday Game sofa out of discarded cardboard banana boxes and secure it to your backside. Also, randomly fire questions at bemused fellow party guests like: 'It'll be a long winter for Wexford now, won't it Tomás?'.
Joe Canning
What you'll need: A one-man band and a Galway jersey.
John Daly
What you'll need: Bright colours, cigarettes and a lot of alcohol. If you can persuade three female friends to tag along, they can fill the ex-wives' role.
John Mullane
What you'll need: Everytime you down a can, celebrate with intense fist pumps. Gesture at the Cork people by the stereo when you're told to leave.
Katie Taylor
What you'll need: Gold medals.
LeBron James
What you'll need: It's been done... but throw on the fashionable Miami Heat jersey and persuade a friend to don a Cleveland Cavs top with a bloodyknife in the back.
Marty Morrissey
What you'll need: Beetlejuice costumes are available in most fancy dress stores.Source: Inpho
Paul McShane
What You'll Need: Buy a ginger wig in any Carrolls giftstore and proceed to bump into every coffee table, spill every nice girl's drink and generally make a nuisance of yourself. Handy one for the heavy drinkers amongst us.
Paul O'Connell
What you'll need: Pull on the sleeves of everyone who passes on the way to the kitchen and insist they bring back milk. And to make sure to support your local daily farmer. Intermittently, lift friends high in the air when someone shouts a number.
Peter Stringer
What you'll need: A red-headed younger sibling who can stay out late. Dress him in Munster gear with a shark-tooth gumshields. Set it off by matching his clobber and calling yourself ROG.
The Ó hAilpín Brothers
What you'll need: Train like a demon. Then if your buddy is told to leave the party, insist you're going too.
Tiger and Elin
What you'll need: For the more discerning couple; the gentleman sports a pair of plaid slacks and a pastel polo shirt, complemented by a Nike baseball cap. His partner - blonde wig optional - chases him around the party with a five iron. Source: PA
Trap and Manuela
What you'll need: This one's for the couples amongst you. Guys, gesticulate wildly and talk in a cocktail of pidgin English and aggressive Italian. Ladies, stand/sit next to your partner and explain to whoever's nearby what is being said. Also, whisper translated questions to 'Il Trap'.Source: INPHO/James Crombie