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Hart was on punditry duty for England's first game of Euro 2024 on Sunday night
He showed off his tattoos after admitting they will not be to everyone's taste
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Published: 15:00 EDT, 16 June 2024 | Updated: 18:43 EDT, 16 June 2024

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Fans have slated Joe Hart's tattoos as the former England goalkeeper carried out punditry duties at Euro 2024.

The now-retired star took to the microphone on BBC's coverage of the Three Lions' opening game of the tournament, showing off his designs that he received a number of years ago.

Now 37, Hart revealed some of his bizarre inkwork on his Instagram account five years ago.

He already had hoops around his wrists and ankles, and it was the wrist tattoos who left fans both puzzled and shocked on television screens on Sunday night.

Speaking to Kelly Somers pre-match, Hart had a large section of his armour-style tattoo on show, leaving fans shocked as they took to social media to voice their views on the design.

Fans were left astounded by Joe Hart's tattoos on show during punditry duty for Euro 2024

The former England and Man City star has black rings inked around his wrist and ankle

Fans took to social media to slate the ex-goalkeeper's look as he carried out his work in Germany

'Outrageous tattoos from Joe Hart,' one viewer wrote on X, formerly Twitter. 'He looks like a zebra crossing for goodness sake.'

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'Joe Hart comfortably having the worst tattoos you've ever seen,' another wrote.

A third posted: 'The state of Joe Hart’s tattoos.'

Hart, thanked artist Hanu Mantra for the work when he revealed his newest tattoos in 2019, uploading two pictures of a bold black body armour tattoo, which covers his right shoulder and upper arm.

Alongside the unusual tattoo pictures, Hart did acknowledge that not everyone would like it but insisted it 'represents' him.

Hart captioned his post: 'You are the man @hanumantra thank you, this is the only time of year I could take this on so I appreciate you fitting me in and smashing it!!

'I got my armour on now... let's see what's next. Not everyone's taste I understand that but this definitely represents me and thank you for making it happen.'

The former Premier League winner had the rings on his arm inked in 2017, and didn't stop there as he continued to add to his body.

The likes of Paulo Dybala and Sergio Ramos don similar designs.

In 2019, he showed off another set of tattoos while acknowledging that they wouldn't be for everyone

It wasn't all criticism on Sunday, however, with one fan posting: 'Love the creativity with Joe Hart’s tattoos,' accompanied by a fire emoji.

Another, however, posted: 'What the hell has Joe Hart done. Please tell me that these are not tattoos omg,' while another wrote: 'Can anyone tell me what possessed Joe Hart to get those terrible tattoos done??'

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