They think it's all over, it is now!

Football may be the beautiful game on the pitch, but off the pitch the lives of the footballers is anything but beautiful.

It seems now a day’s footballers occupy as much of the front pages of the papers as they do the sports pages at the back.

The world of celebrity has always seemed separate from sport, people may have known who Bobby Moore and Kevin Keegan were but his private life was just that private. The influx of famous, celebrity footballers probably started with the union of David Beckham and Victoria Adams, a power couple to beat all power couples who successfully married the lives of pop music and football. They opened their lives to the OK! generation and showed the private life of a footballer, even what Victoria’s nickname was for David (Golden balls in case you didn’t know). However, the details of David’s indiscretion with a certain Rebecca Loos was made private, this did not tarnish his family man image.

Footballers seem to think they are invincible, that because they are good on the pitch means they can do whatever they want off the pitch. If the papers are to be believed one England player was so annoyed a DJ didn’t play his favourite song, he had a misunderstanding with him which resulted in a court case.

More recently it’s not footballers getting caught speeding or getting into fights but their love life that has got everyone talking. John Terry seemed to think that because he is a Chelsea footballer and Captain of the England team, he could get a gagging order on the release of his indiscretion with a team mate’s ex-girlfriend. A judge overruled it, which meant it was on the first page of every Sunday paper and he had to face up to the consequences. The consequences of which were him losing his England captaincy, and the respect of many players, Wayne Bridge quit the England team as he couldn’t face playing alongside the man who had an affair with his ex. The fact that he had an affair with a team mate’s partner was deemed worse to many than him cheating on his wife, who took him back.

Cheryl Cole on the other hand, seems to have had enough of her husband’s wondering eye (and hands), and has released a statement claiming they are separating. The nations sweetheart’s statement seems to be about time, especially as the first time he cheated on her it wasn’t with just one woman but four, surely the phrase ‘once a cheater always a cheater’ rings true, and many would have kicked him to the kerb. However, Cheryl gave him benefit of the doubt and staying true to her vows gave him another chance, only for him to blow it. This recent breach of trust has the potential to ruin Cheryl’s hard work, we all love her but if she goes back to him the public could turn on her and no-one wants that. So for now they think it’s all over, it is now.....for the time being anyway.