Ever dreamed (0) of becoming a world-renowned sports star? If you happen to be a woman, you can have all that without too (1) effort. Simply get married (2) a world-class soccer player.
     Gone are the days when footballers’ wives were rarely in the public eye. The wives of highranking soccer stars today are the focus of as much media fascination (3) their husbands.
     The stereotype used (4) be that footballers' wives were often former models who had little else to do but spend their husband's money.
     Today’s footballer wives, however, are a new breed, not reliant on their man for their fortune and fame. Although most of them are (5) their 20s, many have had successful and high-paid careers as models, actresses, television presenters and pop stars. Two notable examples are Mrs. David Beckham, the former Posh Spice, and the-soon-to-be Mrs. Ashley Cole, who is (6) lead singer of Girls Aloud.
     One reason is (7) footballers now earn the fortunes to move regularly in the worlds of fame and fashion. Model Kristen Park met (8) husband, twice European footballer of the year, Andriy Schvchenko, (9) a Giorgio Armani party. Next season, Schevchenko moves from AC Milan to Chelsea, where he (10) be earning $5 million a year plus bonuses.