Football stars around the world have continued to frolic around; many of these stars’ lifestyle has made the headlines with some for the wrong reasons.
The wealth which many of these players possess at their age could be too much for them to handle and some ladies have taken advantage of it. Some have ignored calls for getting married, instead they prefer to have baby mamas.
Here are the list 8 famous players who had children out of wedlock:
8. Anthony Martial:
Manchester United star Anthony Martial is one of the famous players who became a father at a tender age of 19 and he is currently a father of two children. Peyton and Toto are the two daughters Samantha gave birth to for Anthony, but they have now been separated as Anthony was accused to have cheated on his wife.
7. Raheem Sterling:
Raheem Sterling was born in Jamaica 1994, but moved to England when he was 7 years old. The Manchester City player was said to have many kids out of wedlock, but he denied claiming he only has a child named Melody Rose Sterling who was born in 2012, but he never mentioned the name of the child’s mother.
6. Neymar:
The Brazilian star Neymar was said to have a child named David Lucca, as the Paris Saint-Germain forward became a father at the age of 19. Carolina Dantas who was Neymar’s ex girlfriend gave birth to the child.
5. Jack Wilshere:
England international Jack Wilshere also became a father when he was 19, and Lauren Neal is the name of his former girlfriend who gave birth to their son Archie.
4. Eden Hazard:
Chelsea star Eden Hazard had his first child named Yannis when he was 19 in 2010. Natasha is the name of the woman that gave birth to Yannis. Interestingly, they got married two years after having their first child out of wedlock.
3. Mikel Obi:
Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel was said to be a secret father of two children out of wedlock, but the Chelsea player has a girlfriend named Diyachenko. The duo have been in a relationship since 2013 after meeting in London. The Russian woman has given birth to twins for the Nigeria international.
2. Lionel Messi: Barcelona captain Lionel Messi was said to have two children out of wedlock before getting married in 2017. Since 2008, when he was 20, Messi has been in a relationship with Antonella Roccuzzo, a fellow native of Rosario. He has known Roccuzzo since he was five years old, as she is the cousin of his best friend since childhood, Lucas Scaglia, who is also a football player. After keeping their relationship private for a year, Messi first confirmed their romance in an interview in January 2009, before going public a month later during a carnival in Sitges after the Barcelona–Espanyol derby.
Messi and Roccuzzo have three sons: Thiago (born 2012), Mateo (born 2015) and Ciro (born 2018). To celebrate his partner’s first pregnancy, Messi placed the ball under his shirt after scoring in Argentina’s 4–0 win against Ecuador on 2 June 2012, before confirming the pregnancy in an interview two weeks later. Thiago was born in Barcelona on 2 November 2012, with Messi attending the birth after being given permission by Barcelona to miss training.
He announced his son’s arrival on his Facebook page, writing, “Today I am the happiest man in the world, my son was born and thanks to God for this gift!” Thiago’s name and handprints are tattooed on his left calf. In April 2015, Messi confirmed on Facebook that they were expecting another child. He missed training ahead of a match against Atlético Madrid to attend the birth of his second son, Mateo, on 11 September 2015 in Barcelona. On 30 June 2017, he married Roccuzzo at a luxury hotel named Hotel City Center in Rosario with about 260 guests attending his wedding. On 15 October 2017, his wife announced they were expecting their third child in an Instagram post, with the words “Family of 5”.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo:
Ronaldo has four children out of wedlock. He first became a father to son, Cristiano Jr., born on 17 June 2010 in the United States. He stated that he has full custody of the child and would not be publicly revealing the identity of the mother as per agreement with her. In January 2015, Ronaldo announced his five-year relationship with Russian model Irina Shayk had ended.
Ronaldo then became father to twins, daughter Eva and son Mateo, born on 8 June 2017 in the United States via surrogacy. He is in a relationship with Spanish model Georgina Rodríguez, who gave birth to their daughter Alana Martina, on 12 November 2017.
