Photos: Stars and their cars; the beauties that adorn these football players' garages

[caption id=“attachment_87623” align=“alignleft” width=“860”]  The World Cup party has started in Brazil. While there’s a whole lot of excitement about the countries playing, the real stars are the players who are grabbing eyeballs. Apart from their mind-numbing skills and lightning speeds, what is also impressive is that they are some of the richest athletes around. What do they splurge on? Cars, definitely, top their list. Overdrive tells us what cars some of the top football players own. Here’s a list.
Cristiano Ronaldo is not just the most highest paid player, he probably also owns the fanciest of cars among all his peers. He has had an incredible collection of cars which included Bugatti Veyron, Lamborghini Aventador, Audi R8, Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe among others. His most recent acquisition beats them all, the incredibly good looking La Ferrari.[/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_87624” align=“alignleft” width=“860”]  Lionel Messi is also an avid car collector. Overdrive reports Messi’s collection includes five sports cars including a muscle car. Messi’s best collection include the Ferrari 360 Spyder and the Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale. The Maserati GranTurismo is a two-door 2+2 coup produced by Maserati.[/caption]

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[caption id=“attachment_87625” align=“alignleft” width=“860”]  Neymar is definitely the man to watch out for in this World Cup. He scored twice in hte first match leading Brazil to a 2-1 win against Croatia. The 22-year-old striker figures on the Forbes list of the richest athletes in the world, though at a humble 16th place. His earns over $30 million a year. Neymar owns an R8 GT and a Porsche Panamera Turbo S.[/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_87626” align=“alignleft” width=“860”]  Unlike his football peers, Van Persie isn’t known so much as a petrolhead. However, the Manchester United striker is reportedly very fond of his vintage cars and he’s been collecting them for sometime now. He has been spotted in Porsche Panamera, the Cayenne Turbo, the Range Rover Sport or the Audi S5 Sportback.[/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_87627” align=“alignleft” width=“860”]  Zlatan Ibrahimovic is known for a sensational car collection. He has some of the stunners in his garage. Top of the list is his newly acquired Porsche 918 Spyder, a hybrid sports car that has a limited edition run of just 918 units and costs close to a million dollars.[/caption]