2014 FIFA World Cup Players and their Flashy Rides

We at CarDekho, enjoy to celebrate every event with zeal, which helps us connecting to our viewers in a better way. Keeping the spirit of Brazuca (official football of World Cup) rolling, we have created a list of famous players and their fancy rides. Mind you, these rich player just don't own a couple of flashy sportcars rather they have a garage full of them. But before going further, lets dig deep to find out how big is this 2014 Football World Cup?

Brazil is hosting the FIFA World Cup second time after 1950. There are couple of things for which we love Brazil, its beautiful virgin beaches, the Samba dance in Rio Carnival, Christ-The-Redeemer but above all, we love country's madness for football. The hostess is five times champion (1958,62,70,94 & 2002) and a strong contender in the current one. Brazilian football team has won the 2002 word cup but failed to lift the trophy in last two tournaments 2006 and 2010. 

In terms of expenditure, the Govt of Brazil is spending more than Rs 3400 crore in covering the whole event, which will create job opening for 5 lakh people in-turn generating a revenue of Rs 23,600 crore. A total of 736 players representing 32 different countries will play to take home a 18 carat gold trophy along with a cash reward of Rs 206 crore. But thats not at all important, its the sheer pride of holing the cup back home, enough to pump the adrenalin rush towards victory. Back to business, lets move on to see the extravagant list of cars for our favorite players. 

Cristiano Ronaldo

Of-course the list starts with Ronaldo, the Portuguese star captain, forward striker and a true playmaker. CR7 is a high roller in terms of collecting cool and high performance cars. Ronaldo is a true car enthusiast and possesses in excess of 20 including Bentley Continental GTC, Ferrari 599 GTO, Rolls-Royce Phantom, Lamborghini Aventador and recently purchased Bugatti Veyron. But question arises, who pays for it? Oh! its not much of a problem as the Real Madrid player makes somewhere between Rs 175 crore a year and feel free to fry, its the figure after paying taxes. The player also loves to drive Audi ranging from R8, RS6, A6 to SUVs Q5, Q7 which were given to him by company as Audi endorses his club Real Madrid.

Lionel Messi

Messi, the name which is on every Argentinean's mouth is one of the most successful and favourite players of all time. Messi is the captain of his national team Argentina and also plays for the Spanish club Barcelona. He easily earns 160 crore and thus spends lavishly on luxury. His fleet includes Ferrari F430 Spyder, Maserati GranTurismo S, Dodge Charger SRT8, Audi Q7, Audi R8 Spyder, Lexus SUV, Toyota Prius, Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale. 

Neymar

Youngest in the squad, Neymar is the new hope for entire Brazil. His playing style and quick reflexes in dribbling the ball reminds most of us of Ronaldinho. Neymar plays as a striker in Barcelona club along side with Messi. This Brazilian though loves to spend time in field, purchased VOLVO XC-60 as his first vehicle. He also take pleasure to drive Porsche Panamera, AUDI R8 GT, Audi R8. Apart from this the young footballer also owns a yacht and even a helicopter.

David Villa

The heart throbbing Spaniard known for putting the ball in the net from a distance. He is strongly backed by the midfielder Xavi and Andrés Iniesta. Villa was the part of last time's winning squad and is the first Spanish footballer to score 50 international goals. In July 2013, after the €5.1 million ( Rs 40.8 crore ) transfer, Villa moved from Barcelona to Atlético Madrid while recently he announced moving to New York City. Villa's hoard of cars includes a Porsche 911, MINI Cooper S, BMW M6, Cadillac CTS-V, Audi S5. In the current world cup, the trio is considered to be the most skilled with an ability to score goal against any team. 

Andrea Pirlo 

The Italian midfielder was a part of 2006 winning team and assisted his team in numerous times. The Juventus player is known for his accurate passes, unique ability in dribbling and goal converting near range free kicks (20 to 30 meters). He was the man of the match in the 2006 semi final where he assisted in the winning goal against Germany. In the finals, he scored in the penalty shootout against France. This Italian midfielder loves to drive Italian cars such as Ferrari 458 Italia and Ferrai FF. His garage also includes Jeep Wrangler, Aston Martin Rapid S and Jeep Grand Cherokee.

Wayne Rooney

The British forward player and ManU striker loves to drive British marque Jaguar and Land Rover. He has a series of Land Rovers and Range Rovers. With a fortune of more than £35 million ( Rs 348 crore), he loves to drive posh cars such as Aston Martin Vanquish S,  BMW M3,  Mini GP, Ford KA,  Mercedes CLK, DTM AMG, Mercedes CL63 AMG, Bentley Continental GTC Speed, Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder, Mercedes G55 AMG, Overfinch Range Rover Sport, Range Rover Supercharged and many more. 

Iker Casillas

                                                        

The only goalkeepr in our list plays from Spain and club Real Madrid. He is also the captain of his national team and club too. Casillas is currently the most capped player in the history of the Spanish national team. Among holding the ball from going into the net, he also prefers to grab the place behind the wheel. Among many he loves to drive his Audi R8, Q3, Q7 and also a Ferrari. Reportedly he gifted a black Mini Cooper to his girlfriend.