SHOCKING: See these 10 Most Famous Footballers Who Cheated on Their Wives!

1) John Terry — the captain who lost his armband amid affair headlines

England and Chelsea captain John Terry was engulfed in a 2010 scandal after reports linked him to Wayne Bridge’s former partner; the row cost Terry the England captaincy and sparked huge press coverage (the woman involved has consistently denied the truest extent of the reports, which were extensively covered and litigated).

2) Ryan Giggs — the secret injunction that blew up on Twitter

Ryan Giggs fought a high-court super-injunction to stop publication of alleged extra-marital encounters; the case — widely reported and later publicly discussed in courts and major outlets — left the footballer’s private life splashed across front pages.

3) Wayne Rooney — tabloid eruptions, sex-club rumours and relationship strain

Wayne Rooney faced multiple tabloid allegations over the years (including reports linked to women such as Helen Wood and others) that generated sustained media attention and public debate about players’ private lives. His wife Coleen has since spoken publicly about forgiving and repairing their relationship.

4) Ashley Cole — repeated rumours, marriage breakdown and divorce

Ashley Cole’s marriage to Cheryl (then Cheryl Cole) collapsed amid repeated tabloid stories and claims of infidelity that were reported across national outlets; the coverage and subsequent breakup were a major WAG-era media story.

5) Rio Ferdinand — a high-profile tabloid claim and a legal fight over privacy

Rio Ferdinand sued over an article that alleged a long-running relationship with an interior designer; the dispute went to court and produced a widely reported legal battle about privacy, tabloids and relationships.

6) Adam Johnson — criminal conviction, shocking legal fallout (not just “cheating”)

Former England winger Adam Johnson was convicted of sexual activity with a 15-year-old in 2016 — a criminal case reported by major outlets that ended with prison time and remains one of football’s most serious off-field scandals. (This item is included because the case was widely covered and changed the player’s life and public standing.)

7) The Zahia affair — Ribéry, Benzema and the French sex-prostitute probe

Franck Ribéry and Karim Benzema were among players named in the 2010 Zahia Dehar investigation (allegations that at times involved claims that a prostitute was underage); the affair produced police probes and high-profile trials and long newspaper coverage across France and Europe.

8) Mauro Icardi — the Maxi López–Wanda Nara triangle that broke club locker rooms

Mauro Icardi’s long, public saga with Wanda Nara (who was previously married to Maxi López) became a notorious football-world love triangle — stories of texts, betrayals and locker-room fallout were widely reported in international sport press. More recently, Icardi and Wanda’s relationship has produced fresh headline rounds about alleged cheating and accusations in both directions.

9) Ryan Giggs / Natasha story (again) — the one that involved family rupture

Separately from the Imogen Thomas episode, Ryan Giggs’ later, widely reported affair with his brother’s then-wife Natasha became one of the most emotive family scandals in football, and was covered extensively in U.K. media. (Included to show the range of how personal betrayals became national stories.)

10) Sven-Göran Eriksson (managerial era) — affairs, tabloids and foreign press obsession

Okay — a cheat-sheet surprise: not a player but impossible to omit. Sven-Göran Eriksson’s tenure as England manager was defined as much by tabloid obsession over his love life (Nancy Dell’Olio, Ulrika Jonsson et al.) as by tactics — a reminder that football infidelity stories don’t spare managers either.