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slideshow: 15 of the hottest soccer girlfriends and wives
Irina Shayk (Stephen Lovekin/Getty)
Nationality: Russian
Profession: Model
Girlfriend of Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for Real Madrid.
Sylvie Van der Vaart (Carlos Alvarez/Getty)
Nationality: Dutch
Profession: Model
Wife of Holland's Rafael Van der Vaart, who plays for Tottenham Hotspur.
Lorena Bernal
Nationality: Born in Argentina, raised in Spain
Profession: Actress
Girlfriend of Spain's Mikael Arteta, who plays for Arsenal.
Victoria Beckham (Stephen Shugerman/Getty)
Nationality: British
Profession: Singer
Wife of England's David Beckham, who plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Georgette Eto'o (Andreas Rentz)
Nationality: Cameroonian
Wife of Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o, who plays for Anzhi Makhachkala.
Sara Carbonero (Carlos Alvarez)
Nationality: Spanish
Profession: TV reporter
Girlfriend of Spain's Iker Casillas, who plays for Real Madrid.
Jaydy Michel (Amy Sussman/Getty)
Nationality: Mexican
Profession: Model
Wife of Mexico's Rafael Márquez, who plays for NY Red Bulls.
Toni Poole (Michael Regan/Getty)
Nationality: British
Wife of England's John Terry, who plays for Chelsea.
Shakira (Carlos Alvarez/Getty)
Nationality: Colombian
Profession: Singer
Girlfriend of Spain's Gerard Piqué, who plays for Barcelona.
Jamie Lee Darley (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty)
Nationality: American
Profession: Model
Fiancée of the U.S.A.'s Sacha Kljestan, who plays for RSC Anderlecht.
Christine Bleakley (Tim Whitby/Getty)
Nationality: Irish
Profession: TV host
Girlfriend of England's Frank Lampard, who plays for Chelsea.
Antonella Roccuzzo
Nationality: Argentine
Profession: Student
Girlfriend of Argentina's Lionel Messi, who plays for Barcelona.
Alena Seredova (Elisabetta Villa/Getty)
Nationality: Czech
Profession: Model
Wife of Italy's Gianluigi Buffon, who plays for Juventus.
Cheryl Cole (Tim Whitby/Getty)
Nationality: British
Profession: Singer and TV personality
Ex-wife of England's Ashley Cole, who plays for Chelsea.
Alex Curran (Gareth Cattermole/Getty)
Nationality: British
Profession: Model and fashion columnist
Girlfriend of England's Steven Gerrard, who plays for Liverpool.
