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.
