"When you've got a fresh haircut... you're going to have that element of confidence."
Those are the wise words of barber Ahmed AlsanawI, better known as A-Star, who is responsible for cutting some of football's most iconic hairstyles. The 32-year-old has styled the likes of Jack Grealish, Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe and Eden Hazard since starting his career as an ambitious 15-year-old, helping him become a social media sensation.
Ahmed, now 32, has gained 926,000 followers on Instagram and 3.2million on TikTok by showcasing his dazzling work to admiring football fans from across the world. The barber's incredible success begs the question, how do you become a footballer's barber?
