Unusual pastime of footballers: from cheating on wives to nights at the casino © JumpStory

Professional football players live at an inhuman pace. Spending the whole week at trainings, weekends they dedicate to matches and trips. It is obvious that these people have very little time for rest and leisure. In the summer, football players rest for about a month, on the condition that there is no European or world championship that year, as winter breaks vary in different leagues. The best representatives of this sport earn millions of euros per month, therefore it is obvious that they constantly receive increased attention, so if football players decide to relax too much, they instantly attract media attention. It seems that one of the legends of "Manchester United" and the English national team, Wayne Rooney, struggles to properly spend his leisure time. The Englishman and his long-time wife Coleen are raising four sons, but W. Rooney should be thankful to his loyal wife, who patiently deals with her husband's "misdeeds". The famous football player has been caught cheating on his wife several times during his career. Several times he did it simply with prostitutes, and some suspicious cases remained unexplained. Interestingly, W. Rooney deceived his wife even in sensitive moments when she was expecting their children. The last time the Englishman was caught drunk behind the wheel, driving another woman's car. Nevertheless, just like in other cases, even in this one, Coleen forgave her husband.

We already mentioned that football players earn mountains of money, so it is not surprising that some of them enjoy spending time at the casino, for example, CasinoBernie. We have talked a lot about W. Rooney, but he is also prominent in this category. However, in a place the famous football player has listened to his wife's request and has now submitted a request not to be allowed to enter the gambling houses. Stars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Gianluigi Buffon also enjoy the pleasures of the casino. In and out of the football field, shining with scandals, Mario Balotelli revealed another side of his personality while playing at the casino. It is reported that the Italian once won about 25 thousand pounds sterling in one casino, and left 1 thousand pounds sterling to one of the waiters. Moreover, leaving the casino, the footballer saw a homeless person, to whom he gave another thousand pounds sterling.

Not long ago, a small scandal related to the casino involved "Leicester City" footballer James Maddison. The Englishman was caught spending the night at one of the casinos, and although this is not really something bad in itself, the scandal arose because the football player had recently left his national team due to illness. Perhaps J. Maddison simply wanted to have more extra time and enjoy the casino entertainment.

It is necessary to understand that football players are also humans and sometimes they also need to relax. However, famous players should understand that they are being watched under a magnifying glass, and journalists are just waiting for opportunities to create sensational news.