Carles Puyol has kept his word and shaved his head after promising
to do so if Barcelona lost to Real Madrid in the Final game of the
year last weekend.
The Blaugrana captain was confident that his side would win el
Clásico and announced to the squad that if los Merengues won then
he would remove his famous locks.
Having spent his entire career with his familiar long curly hair
the new look has changed his appearance almost completely and
caused shock at Camp Nou.
Puyol returned to training early as he bids to shake off a knock he
picked up against Madrid and will make his first appearance with
his shaved head when Catalunya play the Basque Country on
Saturday.
Gaby Milito was the only other player present to witness the
defender's first outing at training as the rest of the Barcelona
squad do not return until the weekend.
While the skipper promised to have a number one on his head of
Barça lost, Ronaldinho promised to shave his head if he was a
substitute in the Madrid game.
As speculation grew throughout the week as to whether he would
play, it was not until Sunday afternoon that he could breathe a
sigh of relief at saving his mane.
