The 10 Biggest Sex Scandals In Football History!

Football, Money, Lots of Money. Celebrity status. It would simply defy nature for sex not to be in the mix.
People in this category, especially in the premier league may find it somewhat easier to get their hands on whoever they want. Indeed, the premier league has found most of its stars, committed to their partners or not, in hot water over their love interests.

Here are some 10 biggest Sex Scandals in football history...


10. Mesut Ozil
The Arsenal playmaker is known to be a religious, a devout Muslim. And while one of the main tenets of Islam is moral responsibility; firmly making adultery as a sin, one would have though the Gunners number 11 won't be found anywhere near that taint. However, in October 2014, Christian Lell, the  former Bayern Munich defender accused Ozil of cheating on his girlfriend with Melanie Rickinger, then Lell’s girlfriend. Lell described Rickinger as a ‘snake’. He is alleged to have gone on to read the steamy stream of messages exchanged between Ozil and Rickinger over WhatsApp.

9. Olivier Giroud
The Frenchman has been someone's husband since 2011. And despite having a drop dead gorgeous brunette as a wife, he just couldn’t resist the temptation of a model called Celia Kay. He was famously filmed in a hotel by the glamour model, Kay, just hours before a game against Crystal Palace. He later took to Twitter to apologize to his wife, family, friends and fans. Some people suggest this is why he misses so many chances during games. 😄😄

8. Patrice Evra
Evra joins this unflattering premier league dominating list. In 2013, while he was still a Manchester United player, he was accused of cheating on his wife with Playboy model Carla Howe. According to reports, Evra and Howe had been exchanging messages for months prior to the meeting in a Paris hotel. She claimed Patrice Evra never told her that he was married and had a six-year-old son. Come on Patrice, don't be a bad boy!

7. Franck Ribery
The Bayern Munich star may have been one of the finest players in Europe over the last couple of years, but he is no saint. He definitely does not look like one and does not claim to be. Back in 2010, Ribery and his French national team-mates, Karim Benzema and Sidney Govou were accused of having sex with underage prostitute Zahia Dehar, who was only 17 at the time. According to court papers, Ribery paid her almost £2000 per session. The call girl on her part, Dehar, went on to say that ’she loved them all.’ Well...😒😒

6. Ashley Cole
He has been described as a serial cheater. One would have thought tha being married to a celebrity, a member of British girl group Girls Aloud would have kept him in check. Nope. They were one of the most admirable couples in England, but that was until 2008 when their marriage started collapsing.

The former Arsenal and Chelsea star was accused of cheating on his Cheryl with not one but 3 other women - models Brooke Healy, Coralie Robinson and hairdresser Aimee Walton. Reports claim he was devastated, but twas a lil too late. That and his Arsenal to Chelsea drama saw him become a hated figure in England.

5. Thierry Henry
Not even a legendary status will stop Henry. Yet another Frenchman on the list. The Gunner’s all-time goalscorer has been married to British model Claire Merry since 2003, but things took a turn in 2007 when he was accused of cheating on her with a Swedish make-up artist Sadie Hewlett. They divorced later that year, with the former Arsenal striker ordered to pay £8 million in divorce settlement.

4. Wayne Rooney
In 2010, the England and Man United captain was accused of having an affair with high profile prostitute Jennifer Thompson. According to Thompson, Rooney spent £1,000 per sex session. To make matters worse for his wife, Coleen, she was pregnant with their son Kai at the time of the extramarital affair. They are still married with even more sons til date. Not sure how happy they are though, going by his recent drunk partying escapade while on international duty.

3. Thibaut Courtois
Courtois and Kevin de Bruyne are Belgium national teammates and were once same at Chelsea before the attacker left for the Bundesliga in 2014. The lust square (definitely not a triangle) was revealed when De Bruyne's then ex-girlfriend Caroline Lijnen reveal she cheated on Kevin de Bruyne with his Belgium team-mate Thibaut Courtois after the Wolfsburg midfielder, De Bruyne himself had strayed and cheated on her with her former best friend.

Rumours about the three of them first started in 2013 and was confirmed when Lijnen revealed that Courtois cooked her a meal during a trip to Madrid.
The pair are believed to have patched up their differences since the incident, although the Wolfsburg midfielder was said to be 'devastated' upon hearing the news. A spokesperson from the Belgian FA even claimed the pair now laugh about it.

2. John Terry
The Premier League has it in quantum doesn't it? In 2010, a married Terry was accused of having had a four-month affair in late 2009 with French linger model Vanessa Perroncel, the former girlfriend of Wayne Bridge, his former Chelsea and England teammate. model Vanessa Perroncel, then Wayne Bridge’s girlfriend. He tried to cover up by having a super-injunction imposed by a High Court judge preventing the media from reporting allegations only for it to be lifted a week later.

Perroncel maintains that the alleged affair never took place. Prompting some media outlets to subsequently print apologies to Perroncel for breaching her privacy and they stated that the story was "untrue in any case". The allegations led to then-England manager Fabio Capello striping him of the captaincy and replacing him with Rio Ferdinand. He was reinstated as captain the following year.

1. Ryan Giggs
Even legends are prone to fall. Being one of the most decorated footballers in the Premier League, Giggs was and till today is a role model for many kids aspiring to become professional footballers. Unfortunately for many parents, his private life is a shame. In 2015, it was revealed he had an affair affair with his brother’s wife Natasha Giggs  for eight years. Ryan Giggs’ brother, Rhodri was absolutely devastated. Ryan apologized to his little brother in 2015, but there is little chance that apology will be enough for such 8-year impunity.