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Inside footballers' most-tasteless homes🙃 £100k fish tank and Versace table

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FOOTBALLERS love nothing more than splashing their money... and more often that not it's on something tasteless, tacky and garishly coloured.

Decorating their homes brings out the worst in them.

Andy Carroll and Towie wife Billie Mucklow pose in their old Essex mansion, complete with zebra-print wallpaper and pink sofa

Samir Nasri's former Cheshire mansion had a fully kitted out nightclub with bar and neon lighting

From Ryan Giggs with his Prince-inspired purple £3.5million five-bed mansion that he put up for sale to Andy Carroll's pink palace, there's no limit to tasteless decor.

From pink bedrooms to underground swimming pools and built-in nightclubs, these Premier League stars have it all under their roof.

Andy Carroll had a built-in hair salon for his flowing locks, while Phil Bardsley had the floor replaced with glass to see the level below.

Be warned - there's a lot of velvet ahead...

Andy Carroll

Carroll and his former Towie missus Billie Mucklow seem to love the colour pink - it's everywhere - as is the standard crushed velvet carpet throughout

The couple post a selfie from their old bedroom, which comes complete with a mirror on the ceiling and crushed velvet carpet

Carroll and Billie in their dining area, with clear chairs and velvet seating

The dining room is transformed for a family gathering - with disco lights

Billie and Andy, who both have long flowing hair, even have their own hair salon in the mansion

The bath comes equipped with grey slate tiles and a TV built into the wall

A black and white winding staircase has more velvet, while a long row of black and white slippers line the wall next to the Christmas tree

Stephen Ireland

You shouldn't be surprised that the man who once boasted a Range Rover with a full pink interior and alloys would be on this list.

The £3.95m Cheshire mansion had a mini astro turf pitch and £100,000 fish tank.


Stephen Ireland's £3.95m former Cheshire mansion boasted a £100,000 fish tank and crocodile skin flooring

The former Man City and Stoke star also had a mini AstroTurf pitch built in the back garden

The indoor swimming pool is another major selling point for the stunning Cheshire property

Ireland's mansion, like so many other Prem stars, had a velvet furniture suite

The master bedroom boasts huge windows and an extravagant bed

Another reception area has more velvet sofas, a mirrored coffee table and mezzanine balcony

A cinema room also boasts a full size pool table with orange felt

The en suite has brushed cement tiles throughout

The mansion is situated in stunning Cheshire countryside, in an area that is loved by footballers

The upper level has glass barriers and a winding staircase

The kitchen boasts a large central island and a breakfast bar with seating

This stunning dressing room has an interesting storage space for shoes

The main bathroom has a massive bath atop a marble plinth

One of the children's bedrooms has every part of it covered in pink, with Disney princesses on the walls

Phil Bardsley

Anyone who has seen an episode of the Real Housewives of Cheshire will know that Tanya Bardsley likes the finer things in life.

In their former Wilmslow mansion, that included an indoor hot tub and huge personal dressing room.

The upper level has a full dressing room with space for a mountain of clothes

The bathroom has brown tiling and a built-in curved bath

The cinema room had a - you guessed it - velvet furniture suite

One reception room has a section of the floor cut out and replaced with thick glass, showing the level below

Another room in the Wilmslow pad includes a hot tub

Ashley Ward

Another member of The Real Housewives of Cheshire set, Dawn Ward is also a property developer.

Apparently the couple had been struggling to sell Warford Hall in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, for five years before finally getting rid of it - we can't think why.

Ashley Ward and his Real Housewives of Cheshire star wife Dawn struggled to sell Warford Hall for five years

The dining room at the gaudy Alderley Edge home has a dark suede dining set

When you walk through the main door you are greeted by a large hall with a glass view to the lower level

The mansion also boasts a large indoor hall, sauna room, jacuzzi, changing rooms and a gymnasium

The kitchen has a marble surface and wood panelling - as well as a ladder to an extensive wine collection

Samir Nasri

Samir Nasri eventually sold this sprawling mansion for £5.75m in March 2017.

The eight-bedroom Alderley Edge estate - which boasts an indoor nightclub, huge wine cellar and steam room - sat on 32 acres and was described as 'unashamedly opulent' on the listing.

Samir Nasri's massive £5.75m mansion on Alderley Edge was sold after he left Manchester City

The massive eight-bedroom mansion even comes with its own nightclub

One bedroom has its own large living area, private staircase - and is situated UNDER the swimming pool

The sleek swimming pool is coloured with neon lights

The whopping 32-acre plot is also fit for kids, with a full jungle gym and outdoor playhouse

Ryan Giggs

The Wales boss - who is currently on leave - took us by surprise with his purple-themed pad, which was put up for sale for £3.5m.

As well as the Prince-inspired dining room and cinema, Giggsy's former gaff had five bedrooms, a cinema and an indoor pool, and was located down a private road.

It eventually sold when the Manchester United slashed £500,000 off the asking price.

Ryan Giggs put his Cheshire mansion on the market for £3.5m after finalising his divorce with ex-wife Stacey

The Manchester United legend clearly has a love of Prince - with purple furniture throughout

A source told The Sun that 'it could do with an update because it could look a bit like a swingers' club'

Even the cinema room has purple velvet seating

This bedroom brings welcome respite for the retinas after the plum furnishings elsewhere

The heated indoor pool has a jacuzzi at the end of it