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Shopping list: Gifts to get your favourite sports star this Christmas

A pair of PJs for Richard Dunne? Some new threads for Darren Clarke? Here’s what we’re buying some of our favourite sports people this Christmas.

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Shopping list: Gifts to get your favourite sports star this Christmas
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  • Rory McIlroy

    Laser eye surgery -- Anything to get rid of Rory's hipster specs.

  • Giovanni Trapattoni

    A One4All voucher -- The boss still needs to be able to put food on the table for Mrs Trap and the kids after taking that pay cut.

  • Tiger Woods

    An electric golf bag -- It might save him another bust-up with a caddy this year.

  • Davy Fitzgerald

    A flux capacitor -- What Davy wouldn't give to bring Lohan, Jamesie, Sparrow and the lads back from the mid-90s in the DeLorean.

  • Jamie Heaslip

    A new dog -- Jamie's already got one four-legged buddy in Jay-Z. Is there room for a Beyoncé in the house?

  • Kris Humphries

    His dignity -- Last seen on the church altar as he married Kim Kardashian.

  • Nicklas Bendtner

    A wallet chain -- We wouldn't any more pizzeria incidents in 2012 now, would we Nick?

  • Steve Kean

    An account with FriendsReunited -- Steve needs all the buddies he can get these days.

  • Darren Clarke

    A green jacket -- Darren's due back at Augusta for the first time in a long time due to his Open win; a green jacket might be a nice fit.

  • Stephen Ireland

    Stephen Ireland -- A Specator's Guidebook to Euro 2012. Enjoy the summer on the couch, Stevo.

  • Paul Galvin

    Clothes -- He likes clothes, right?

  • Richard Dunne

    A pair of Sean O'Brien PJs.

  • Sean O'Brien

    A pair of Richard Dunne PJs.

  • Joey Barton

    The Collected Writings of George Orwell -- If Joey ever decides to tweet an Orwell quote again, at least he'll be able to make sure it's, em, real.

  • The Dublin County Board

    A good talking to -- "Unleashing the Blue Wave"; enough said.

  • Fernando Torres

    A compass and a map -- If ever there was a man who needed to find his way, it's Nando.

  • Roger Federer

    A box of Lindt chocolates -- Airport security keep nicking Roger's personal stash, apparently.

  • David Meyler

    Georgia Salpa's phone number -- The Sunderland midfielder is a fan, as his Twitter followers might already realise.
  • Laser eye surgery -- Anything to get rid of Rory's hipster specs.
  • A One4All voucher -- The boss still needs to be able to put food on the table for Mrs Trap and the kids after taking that pay cut.
  • An electric golf bag -- It might save him another bust-up with a caddy this year.
  • A flux capacitor -- What Davy wouldn't give to bring Lohan, Jamesie, Sparrow and the lads back from the mid-90s in the DeLorean.
  • A new dog -- Jamie's already got one four-legged buddy in Jay-Z. Is there room for a Beyoncé in the house?
  • His dignity -- Last seen on the church altar as he married Kim Kardashian.
  • A wallet chain -- We wouldn't any more pizzeria incidents in 2012 now, would we Nick?
  • An account with FriendsReunited -- Steve needs all the buddies he can get these days.
  • A green jacket -- Darren's due back at Augusta for the first time in a long time due to his Open win; a green jacket might be a nice fit.
  • Stephen Ireland -- A Specator's Guidebook to Euro 2012. Enjoy the summer on the couch, Stevo.
  • Clothes -- He likes clothes, right?
  • A pair of Sean O'Brien PJs.
  • A pair of Richard Dunne PJs.
  • The Collected Writings of George Orwell -- If Joey ever decides to tweet an Orwell quote again, at least he'll be able to make sure it's, em, real.
  • A good talking to --
  • A compass and a map -- If ever there was a man who needed to find his way, it's Nando.
  • A box of Lindt chocolates -- Airport security keep nicking Roger's personal stash, apparently.
  • Georgia Salpa's phone number -- The Sunderland midfielder is a fan, as his Twitter followers might already realise.

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