While football fans are consumed with watching matches and following news about new records on the transfer market, the best halves of footballers don’t deserve any less attention, perhaps even more. The so-called "battles" of WAGs, an acronym used to refer to Wives And Girlfriends of high-profile professional athletes, can be even more exciting than the UEFA Champions League finale as beauty is the main quality to win the competition.
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Shakira is not just a world-famous singer and winner of two Grammys, but the wife of Gerard Piqué, who plays for the Spanish national team. Shakira is the proud mother of two young boys.
Photo: Colombia's singer Shakira performs during "The Sun Comes Out World Tour" concert at Bercy stadium in Paris, Monday, June 13, 2011.
Photo: Colombia's singer Shakira performs during "The Sun Comes Out World Tour" concert at Bercy stadium in Paris, Monday, June 13, 2011.
Argentine football star and legendary striker of Spain's Barcelona FC Lionel Messi (L) and his wife Antonella Roccuzzo leave the beach after the arrival of photographers, in Rio de Janeiro. The couple are expecting their third child.
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Munich soccer player Robert Lewandowski and his wife Anna arrive at the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany.
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Ilary Blasi, the wife of Italian footballer Francesco Totti, co-hosts the opening night of the Festival di Sanremo songs contest, in San Remo, Italy.
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The spouse of German footballer Boateng, Melissa Satta wears a creation of Emamo during the Fashion Week in Milan, Italy.
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David Beckham and Victoria Beckham attend The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" in New York
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Bosnian soccer player Edin Dzeko with model Amra Silajdzic smile during the opening ceremony of the 18th Sarajevo Film Festival, in Sarajevo, Bosnia, on Friday, July 6, 2012.
Arsenal's Granit Xhaka poses with his wife Leonita Lekaj before the start of the Best FIFA Football Awards.
England and Liverpool football player Steven Gerrard (L) poses with his wife Alex Curran after receiving his honorary fellowship to mark his contribution to sport from the Liverpool John Moores University during a ceremony at the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool, north-west England.
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Italian actress Michela Quattrociocche, the wife of Alberto Aquilani, poses prior to the start of the Dolce & Gabbana women's Spring-Summer 2012 fashion collection, that was presented in Milan.
Football player Yuri Zhirkov with his wife Inna, who was crowned as the Missis Russia in 2012.
FC Spartak players Denis Glushakov, left, with his wife Darya and Dmitry Kombarov with his wife Tatyana are seen here in Moscow ahead of the "Premier Prize" football season wrap-up event.
Krasnodar's Roman Shirokov arrives for the national football team's training sessions ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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Yolanthe Cabau, of the Netherland, girlfriend of the Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder, poses next the map of the 2010 edition of the Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, presented in Milan, Italy.
