10 players who were rich before football; number one will blow your mind

People want to play football for different reasons. Some love the game, while others see it as a way of becoming rich stars.
This list from 'Bolavip' shows ten wealthy people who became footballers.

10. Andrea Pirlo

The classy Italian midfielder had a very untroubled upbringing thanks to his father's metal company

9. Mario Balotelli

Having contacted social services due to his Ghanaian family's financial troubles, he was adopted by an affluent family from Brescia.

8. Hugo Lloris

He was born into an upper-class family from Nice. His mother was a lawyer and his father a banker.

7. Mario Götze

His father was a lecturer at Dortmund University, and a former member of Yale University's Scientific Computation Department.

6. Ciprian Marica

The Romanian international comes from an upper-class family. His father is a successful businessman.

5. Ahmed Mido

His father was a footballer which helped the 'King of The Cairo', in a country with a population of limited means.

4. Robin Van Persie

His parents were respected artists, who helped and supported him throughout his rise in football

3. Kaka

His father was an engineer, while his mother was a teacher. His upbringing is far from that of the stereotypical impoverished Brazilian footballer.

2. Frank Lampard

One of football's most important families. His father played for West Ham, and his uncle Harry Redknapp granted him his Premier League debut.

1. Gerard Piqué

His father is a successful legal representative and businessman, while his mother is the director of an important hospital in Barcelona. Also, his grandfather is the coach of Barcelona U18's.