Footballers and ultra glamorous super sports cars go hand in hand, with many top-of-the-line players boasting off an extremely enviable garage. Evidently, the outlandish lifestyle coupled with magniloquent earnings have rendered the great world footballing icons to develop an extravagant taste when it comes to buying premium sports and luxury cars. Accordingly, CarTrade has rounded up some of the most embellished garages of international footballers, which certainly come out as quite a head turner.
Cristiano Ronaldo, widely regarded as one of the most brilliant football players of the current era, is notable for his penchant for scoring goals and lavishly spending money on super sports and luxury cars. The Real Madrid winger's most cherished possession is a beast of all super sports cars, the rules defying Bugatti Veyron, which costed the Portuguese international some $ 1,700,000 or Rs. 93,738,000 (Yes!). As of present, Ronaldo owns 19 super sports and luxury cars, which together are worth close to $ 4,912,000 or Rs. 270,847,680.
Further, Cristiano Ronaldo's other garage dwellers comprise Rolls-Royce Phantom, Aston Martin DB9, Mercedes-Benz C220 CDI, Porsche Cayenne Turbo, Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4, Ferrari 599 GTO, Maserati GranCabrio, Audi R8, Audi RS6 and Bentley GT Speed. The list doesn't end there and the ex Manchester United player also owns Porsche 911 Carrera 2S Cabriolet, Ferrari F430, Audi Q7, Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, Porsche Cayenne, Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sports Coupé, Bentley Continental GTC and BMW M6.
Any sports car compilation is incomplete without the mention of Manchester United and England's legendary midfielder ex-captain David Beckham. Beckham's love for scoring free kicks and passion for extravagantly priced super cars is overtly public. At present, the iconic English athlete lives in US and plays for Los Angeles Galaxy, besides having taken his sports car love across the Atlantic as well.
The most distinguishable car in David Beckham's garage is the £ 550,000 worth Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé. Among the footballer's grand collection of captivating and extremely enviable sports cars, the prominent ones are – Rolls-Royce Ghost, Porsche Cayenne, Porsche 911, Aston Martin V8, Jeep Wrangler, Hummer H2, Lamborghini Gallardo, Cadillac Escalade, Jaguar XJ, Audi A4, RS6 and S6 and Chevrolet Camaro amongst others.
The current captain of English national team and Liverpool Football Club, Steven Gerrard has an extremely attractive garage as well. Gerrard owns a Porsche 911 Turbo, Mercedes-Benz SLK, Aston Martin V12 Vanquish, BMW X5, Bentley Continental GT and Range Rover Sport HST. Recently retired defender and fellow team mate of Gerrard, Chelsea's current captain – John Terry has a well developed taste in stylish and expensive cars as well, amongst other infamous endeavours. The 2012 Champions League gold medal winner Terry owns a £ 130,000 worth Ferrari F430 Spider, Land Rover's Range Rover Sport, BMW X5, Porsche 911 Turbo and the super luxury saloon Bentley Continental.
Lionel Messi, considered by most as best player in the world at present, has become a name synonymous with goals and Football Club Barcelona, besides having a stylish super car collection as well. Messi drives a 2009 Maserati, an orange Dodge Charger SRT8, Lexus 4x4, Audi Q7 and an uber-cool silver painted Ferrari Spider. Evidently, it might only be the garage where Lionel Messi's stiffest rival Cristiano Ronaldo outscores the Argentinean international. Further, India's most famous and now retired football athlete, Bhaichung Bhutia received an ultra-modish Audi Q7 by the German auto maker after his friendly testimonial match against the first team of Bavarian football club – Bayern Munich in New Delhi.
