The Hottest Soccer Stars in the World Cup: Photos

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The Hottest Soccer Stars in the World Cup: Photos

Soccer is one smokin’ sport. Don’t believe it? Keep scrolling to see the competition’s hottest stars including Cristiano Ronaldo, Gerard Piqué and more.

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The Hottest Soccer Stars in the World Cup: Photos

Soccer is one smokin’ sport. Don’t believe it? Keep scrolling to see the competition’s hottest stars including Cristiano Ronaldo, Gerard Piqué and more.

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Cristiano Ronaldo

The Portuguese forward is not only the third highest paid athlete in the world. He’s also a father of four kids: Cristiano Jr., twins Mateo and Eva, and Alana.

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Gerard Piqué

Piqué, a Spanish defender, has been in a relationship with Shakira since 2011. The couple — who met when she produced “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” for the 2010 FIFA World Cup — share children Milan and Sasha.

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Antoine Griezmann

Griezmann plays for the French national team as a forward. He wed Erika Choperena in June 2017 and has a daughter, Mia.

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Olivier Giroud

The French forward makes roughly $140,000 a week. He and wife Jennifer, who tied the knot in 2011, share daughter Jade.

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Mats Hummels

Hummels, a central defender for Germany, has been known to donate a percentage of his roughly $160,000 per week paycheck to charity. He and wife Cathy Fischer, whom he married in 2015, welcomed son Ludwig in January 2018.

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Neymar Jr.

This Brazilian forward won’t be retiring anytime soon. His contract extends through 2022 and guarantees the athlete $350 million in salary and bonuses before taxes. Neymar also has a son, Davi, and has been featured on the cover of Time magazine.

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Ramadan Sobhi

Sobhi is only 21 years old, but he’s already taken. The Egyptian forward married Habiba Ekramy in 2016.

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Dejan Lovren

The Croatian defender brings in around $105,000 per week. He has two children, Elena and Josip.

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Lionel Messi

The Argentine plays forward for Barcelona and is widely considered to be the greatest soccer player in history. Messi married Antonella Roccuzzo in 2017.

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Sergio Ramos

This footballer is multitalented. Ramos is the captain of both Real Madrid and the Spain national team. He also plays two positions: central defender and right back. He has three sons — Sergio, Marco and Alejandro — with journalist Pilar Rubio.

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Karim Benzema

Who else on this list can tout Rihanna as an ex? The Real Madrid soccer star, who is not on the France squad this year, hooked up with the “Work” singer in 2015.

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Sami Khedira

Soccer skills run in this family. Khedira plays as a central midfielder for the Germany national team while his younger brother Rani plays for FC Augsburg.

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Rúrik Gíslason

This Icelandic midfielder is more than just a soccer pro. He’s also a model and has already gained thousands of Instagram followers since he began playing in the 2018 World Cup.

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Isco

Francisco Román Alarcón Suárez, who goes by the nickname Isco, is known as one of the best attacking midfielders in the game. The Spaniard even represented his home nation in the 2012 Olympics.

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Marcelo Vieira

The Brazilian left back and left winger married Clarice Alves in 2008. The couple share two sons, Enzo and Liam.

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Eric Dier

Dier has range. A Portugal native, the athlete now represents England and has played as a defensive midfielder, a center back and a right back.

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Danny Rose

The left back worked his way through the ranks to play for England. Soccer is in his blood, though. Rose’s younger brother and cousin have also played professionally.