Footballers are also known as celebrities but most of them have other lifestyles aside from playing on the pitch.
The life of a footballer is not just based on playing on the pitch for 90 minutes week-in week-out but it includes other aspects of their lives.
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These players are also humans and can love, become emotionally attached to someone and also have celebrity crushes.
Outside their footballing life, we take a look at a deep insight into the life of some footballers who have a crush on other celebrities.
1. Pep Guardiola/Julia Roberts
Man City manager Pep Guardiola has only one female celebrity crush who is a very pretty female actress named Julia Roberts.
According to the Sun, Guardiola said, "I have three idols in my life. Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, and Julia Roberts. Julia Roberts years ago came to Manchester - not in the 90s when Sir Alex (Ferguson) was winning titles and titles and titles.
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"She came in the period where we were better than United, in these four or five years, right?
"And she went to visit Man United. She didn't come to see us. That's why even if I win the Champions League it will not compare for the fact that Julia Roberts came to Manchester and didn't come to see us.
But, Pep, who is happily married to Cristina Serra, was congratulated by Julian Roberts for winning the Champions League and the treble with Man City.
She wrote in her tweet, "Congratulations @pepteam for leading your team to be UCL champions. #pep #soccermom."
2. Cristiano Ronaldo/Kendall Jenner
Even though Cristiano Ronaldo is happily married to the lovely beauty Georgina Rodriguez, he still has a crush on Kendall Jenner.
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During his single days, Ronaldo was seen happily flirting with popular celebrity Kendall Jenner on Instagram.
While he was a player at the Bernabeu, he apparently liked one of her sensual images and invited her to a Real Madrid game. His attention to her was reportedly flattering to her, but that was all that transpired.
3. Jack Grealish/Rihanna
Grealish has always had a crush on popular celebrity musician Rihanna right from his playing days at Aston Villa.
The Man City star was asked by the YouTube channel Stadium Astro and reported by the Sun which celebrity he would most like to meet when he was playing for Aston Villa.
Grealish replied without a pause, "Rihanna, because she's pretty." The midfielder also admitted to enjoying her music as well.
The Man City star has now settled down with Sasha Attwood, his childhood girlfriend who appears to be the only person he is currently attracted to.
4. Ruben Loftus-Cheek/Laura Woods
Ruben Loftus-Cheek, a guest on her show, was the first to admit to having a crush on the talkSPORT host Laura Woods.
Woods questioned him about his favourite famous person during a Talks Sport interview and to her shock and excitement, Loftus-Cheek said, “Laura Woods!”.
An outstanding response, Woods retorted, adding cheekily that they will exchange numbers after the call.
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5. David Beckham/Victoria
David Beckham has had a long-time crush on his wife Victoria who during his days as a Manchester United player
In 1998, the former Real Madrid and Man United midfielder proposed to Victoria asking her to marry him.
However, before the couple got married he acknowledged that he had crushed on the Spice Girl hard.
The Sun reported that Beckham would repeatedly play the Say You'll Be There music video, stating he would one day date the attractive brunette wearing the leather catsuit.
They eventually met each other during a Man Utd game and then got married and have been together since then.