World Cup Hotties
20 delicious reasons to follow this year's World Cup!
PA PhotosWho: Fabio Cannavaro
See him: Playing for Italy
Marital status: Married to Daniela Cannavaro. Together they have three children; Christian, Martina and Andrea.
Need to know: Was Voted the Sexiest Player of The World Cup 2006. Can he regain his title?
PA PhotosWho: Robin van Persie
See him: Playing for the Netherlands
Marital status: Lives in London with his Moroccan-Dutch wife Bouchra, son, Shaqueel and daughter Dina Layla.
Need to know: Arsenal-player Robin is the son of two artists making him, literally, a work of art.
PA PhotosWho: Ricardo Quaresma
See him: Playing for Portugal
Marital Status: Engaged to model Catia Costa, the mother of his two-month daughter, Ariana.
Need to know: Nicknamed ‘The Mustang’ in his home country. The Ford Mustang’s emblem is a horse. We’ll draw our own conclusions…
PA PhotosWho: Francesco Totti
See him: Punditing.
Marital status: Married to Ilary Blasi, a former showgirl. The couple have a son, Christian, and a daughter, Chanel.
Need to know: Totti by name, totty by nature, Francesco is famous for his unusual goal celebrations. After scoring in 2007, Totti imitated a childbirth scene, stuffing the ball under his shirt and laying on his back while his teammates extracted the ball - as a tribute to his then-pregnant wife.
PA PhotosWho: Yoann Gourcuff
See him: Playing for France.
Marital status: Single
Need to know: Stands 6ft 1in tall and boasts one of football’s most impressive six-packs. If he scores, perhaps he’ll show it…?
PA PhotosWho: Kaka
See him: Playing for Brazil.
Marital Status: Married to his childhood sweetheart, Caroline Celico. Together they have a two-year-old son, Luca Celico Leite.
Need to know: Features on Armani’s modeling books alongside our very own David Beckham.
Rex FeaturesWho: David Beckham
See him: Coaching England from the side-lines.
Marital Status: Married to Spice Girl-turned-fashionista Victoria Beckham – perhaps you’ve heard of her? Together they have three sons; Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz.
Need to know: David has 19 tattoos in total. We’ve counted them.
PA PhotosWho: Sergio Aguero
See him: Playing for Argentina
Marital Status: Engaged to footballing legend Diego Maradona’s daughter Giannina. They have a one-year-old son, Benjamin.
Need to know: Rumoured to be a summer target for Chelsea, so we may get to see more of him on Blighty’s fair shores very soon.
PA PhotosWho: Fernando Torres
See him: Playing for Spain
Marital status: Married to Olla Dominguez. The pair have a one-year-old daughter, Nora.
Need to know: As well as being a total hottie, its rumoured Fernando has amassed has a personal fortune of £14 million. Enough said.
PA PhotosWho: Michael Beauchamp
See him: Playing for Australia
Marital status: Single
Need to know: This hot Aussie stands at 6ft 3in. Now that’s one tall drink a’ water!
PA PhotosWho: Esteban Granero
See him: Playing for Spain
Marital status: Single
Need to know: Nicknamed El Pirata – meaning The Pirate. Ooooh – arr!
Rex FeaturesWho: David Ginola
See him: Pundit-ing throughout
Marital status: Married to former fashion model, Carolina Ginola. The couple have two daughters, Andrea and Carla. David has another daughter, Joy (17), from an extra-marital affair.
Need to know: In 2008, David received a silver medal at the International Wine Challenge for a rosé wine he made at his vineyard in Provence. David, much like a fine wine himself, only gets better with age.
Rex FeaturesWho: Jamie Redknapp
See him: Pundit-ing throughout and no doubt cheering on England from the box.
Marital status: Has been happily married to ex-Eternal singer, Louise Redknapp for 12 years. The couple have two sons, Charley and Beau.
Need to know: Jamie’s older bro, Mark is a model. Good genes, clearly.
PA PhotosWho: Cristiano Ronaldo
See him: Playing for Portugal
Marital status: Single
Need to know: Replaced David Beckham as the face (and bulge) of Armani underwear last year – and enjoyed a fling with Paris Hilton around the same time.
PA PhotosWho: Ashley Cole
See him: Playing for England
Marital status: Soon-to-be divorced from wife, Cheryl - you may have heard of her? Rumoured to be a total cad, but he’s still nice to look at.
Need to know: Ashley is a distant cousin of pop diva, Mariah Carey! We kid you not.
PA PhotosWho: Benson Mhlongo
See him: Playing for host country, South Africa
Marital status: Married his long-term love last summer.
Need to know: As the Afrikaans saying goes, "Local is lekker" and so is the case when it comes to local boy, Benson. Has said he loves “the passion at the stadiums” in South Africa.
PA PhotosWho: Steven Gerrard
See him: Playing for England
Marital status: Married famous WAG Alex Curran in 2007. They have two daughters, Lilly Ella and Lexie
Need to know: Local boy Stevie G was awarded an OBE in 2007 for Services To Sport. Makes our hottie list because of his great legs!
PA PhotosWho: Michael Carrick
See him: Playing for England
Marital status: Married to Lisa Roughead. Together they have two children; daughter Louise and son Jacey
Need to know: He married his wife on the exact same day as his England team-mates Steven Gerrard and Gary Neville married their respective ladies.
PA PhotosWho: Thierry Henry
See him: Playing for France
Marital status: Dating Bosnian model Andrea Rajačić. He has a five-year-old daughter, Téa, with his ex-wife, English model Nicole Merry.
Need to know: The face of Renault, Thierry has plenty of va-va-voom on and off the pitch.
PA PhotosWho: Gary Lineker (an oldie, but a goodie)
See him: Pundit-ing throughout and no doubt cheering on England from the box.
Marital status: Married Danielle Bux last year. Has four sons with his ex-wife, Michelle Cockayne.
Need to know: Cutie Gary is a freeman of the City of Leicester, which entitles him to graze his sheep—should he have any—on Town Hall Square. Fancy.
