The ultimate footballers’ car collections
Posted by | Posted in People | Posted on 17-03-2009
Football star Wayne Rooney is the Premier League’s king of cars, owning a host of the world’s most expensive automotive exotica – but he’s struggling to get his hands on a £350,000 Mercedes McLaren SLR Convertible.
So who else has an envious collection?
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While most 22-year-olds are happy with a supermini or hatchback, Wayne Rooney isn’t – but then again most 22-year-olds don’t earn more than £100,000 a WEEK. The Manchester United and England star has a Lamborghini Gallardo, Bentley Continental GT, Range Rover, Aston Martin Vanquish and BMW M6 in his motoring stable. But now Wayne Rooney wants a Mercedes McLaren SLR convertible - with red seats. He’ll need to fork out more than £350,000 for the 207mph Mercedes – and according to press reports, he’s struggling to get his hands on one… Money spent: £750,000 +  
Defensive midfielder Claude Makelele (above) – who cost Chelsea £16 million to buy from Real Madrid – has one of the most expensive motors in the Stamford Bridge car park – a £350,000 Mercedes McLaren SLR. Money spent: £600,000 +  
The man who has helped Liverpool out of so many sticky situations is doing his best to help the UK new car market too. Steven Gerrard – the Champions League-winning attacking midfielder – has owned a Porsche 911 Turbo, Mercedes SLK, Aston Martin Vanquish, BMW X5, Bentley Continental and Range Rover Sport HST.  
The Manchester United and England central defender is as famous for his cars as he is for his hairstyles. Ferdinand loves American motors, and has owned a Cadillac Escalade 4×4 and a Ford F150 pick-up truck.  
Chelsea and England captain John Terry isn’t afraid to splash the cash, once forking out £80,000 on a watch. Money spent: £450,000 +  
A former colleague of Claude Makelele at Chelsea, Arsenal captain William Gallas also counts the Mercedes McLaren SLR hypercar as one of his cars. But unlike Makelele, Gallas also owns a Mercedes ML63 AMG 4×4 – an off-roader which will still accelerate from 0-60mph in five seconds. Frank Lampard  
Chelsea’s high scoring midfielder has a penchant for luxury tourers. Over the past couple of years the England international has had a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti and Aston Martin DB9 parked on the drive of his million pound Surrey home. Money spent: £375,000 +  
 
 
Ronaldo is arguably the world’s best footballer, so fittingly he’s after the world’s ultimate car - the 253mph Bugatti Veyron. Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo raced a Veyron in a recent commercial – and has now got his name down on the list for the £830,000 hypercar, but he’ll have to wait a year before he can show up at the training ground in the 1,001bhp. Money spent: £250,000 + (+ £830,000 for the Bugatti) But that’s nothing against a particular England legend plying his trade in Los Angeles…  
David Beckham, Goldenballs himself, has had an almost perfect football career, winning a cluster of trophies with Man United and Real Madrid, while picking up 99 caps for England. And David Beckham’s car collection is just as mind-bogglingly brilliant. His motors include a Ferrari 575, Ferrari F430, Lamborghini Gallardo, two Bentley Arnages, a Porsche 911 Turbo, Rolls-Royce Phantom and the retro Aston Martin V8. Plus he owned an Aston Martin DB7 with the registration plate DB7 – saluting not only the car but also his initials and shirt number at Manchester United. Tally in the BMW M3, Mercedes S Classes, Bentley Continental, TVRs, Audi Q7 and Hummer and it’s a hell of a figure. And Beckham’s Mercedes S500 was for sale on Auto Trader last year. Money spent: £2 million + |
