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Team Teaser - Celebrity Name

Skysports.com's Team Teaser gives you the chance to help us fill in the missing blanks.

Welcome to skysports.com's Team Teaser. This is the game where you have the chance to help us fill in the missing blanks.

We provide you with a theme and you have to compile together a starting XI based on that theme. If you have a Team Teaser idea you would like running feel free to drop me an e-mail at james.pearson@bskyb.com with words 'team teaser' in the headline. Please e-mail with ideas only, not answers.

For example if the theme was East Enders then an ideal defender would be 'Terry Butcher' as in 'Pat Butcher' and so on until the line-up is complete!

Our new theme is CELEBRITY NAMES! Footballers with surnames of famous actors/actresses. For instance: Freddie/Clint Eastwood. Thanks go to John Greenfield for the suggestion. If you have any idea for a future Team Teaser feel free to drop me an e-mail.

To kick-off we have Inter Milan's Julio Cruz. Eoin Melby wrote: "Julio/Penelope Cruz - the Spanish actress shares a surname with the Argentinian striker."

Filling in at left-back is Spurs defender Gareth Bale, who shares his surname with Christian Bale star of the new Terminator 4 film. Thanks go to Brian Masterson for the suggestion.

Joining Bale on the left side of midfield is Leeds' Bradley Johnson. The former Northampton winger shares his name with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson- The Scorpion King/EX-wrestler. Cheers Adam Hawkings!

On the right hand side we have former Norwich and Newcastle winger Ruel Fox who shares his name with Transformers actress Megan Fox. Thanks to Chris Lampett for that.

Filling in behind Fox is England's World Cup winning full-back George Cohen whose namesake Sacha Baron Cohen is the man behind Ali G and star of the hit movie Borat and upcoming Bruno film. Credit goes to Dominic Hanley for coming up with that one.

Tom Plastow wrote: "Rangers 'keeper Allan (Ewan) McGregor could be in net. Both are Scottish too." Ewan has featured in films such as Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Rogue Trader, The Island and Angels & Demons.

Our latest Team Teaser is nearly complete following the additions of Sean St Ledger and Joey Barton. Jack Coombs wrote: "Sean St Ledger (Preston). He shares his surname with the late Heath Ledger.

John-Paul Fahy wrote: "Joey Barton can go into midfield as he shares his name with actress Mischa Barton, who plays Marissa Cooper in The O.C as well as appeared in films including St.Trinians where she played JJ French."

Shahi Ahmed nominated Newcastle's Alan Smith for the final forward spot who shares his name with Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Will Smith.

That's it! Yet another Team Teaser has been finalised following the additions of England legend Bobby Moore and West Ham midfielder Kieron Dyer. 'Bobby Moore - Roger Moore' was suggested by Mark Robinson while Oli Stoll put forward Kieron/Danny Dyer '.