7 Of The Strangest Purchases Made By World Footballers: Someone Raises Pigs, You Know?

JAKARTA - World football stars are known to be full of money. They often live in luxury by collecting expensive items such as sports cars. However, the footballers below actually buy things that are somewhat strange. Who are they and what items do they buy?

Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy is not following the trend of footballers buying expensive cars. He just wanted a car from The Inbetweeners series. The Foxes star, who lifted the FA Cup earlier this month, can often be seen driving a £165,000 Bentley Continental GT to training.

However, The Sun reports that the attacker now wants a new car from the Channel 4 series, the 1996 Fiat Cinquecento Hawaii. The vehicle was auctioned earlier this month. If Vardy decides to add a Fiat to his car garage, it will be one of the unique purchases the famous footballer has made. But, of course Vardy wasn't the first.

Chelsea hero Didier Drogba celebrated victory in the 2012 Champions League by buying a five per cent stake in the Ivory Coast gold mine worth over £1 billion. At that time, the mine produced 800 thousand grams. But over time, because of the high gold tax, Drogba made little profit from the investment.

The Sweden forward, who is still scoring goals at the age of 39 for AC Milan, bought a church in Stockholm in 2015 for £8.5 million. At that time, fans thought the former Manchester United player would set up his own religious sect. However, Zlatan actually renovated the church building to build apartments. He then sold the property a few years ago.

Former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse bought a mansion for £2 million while playing at Liverpool. For the ownership of the luxury house, Cisse was awarded the title 'Lord of the Manor of Frodsham'.

While playing at AC Milan in 2013, Mario Ballotelli bought a pig named Super. However, following his move to Liverpool he had difficulty bringing the pet to England. The 30-year-old player must register as a farmer and a health certificate for the pig.

Finally my little pig arrived! She is only 2 months old! Is a she but i called her SUPER! ;-) pic.twitter.com/6rMaRE9wox

- Mario Balotelli (@FinallyMario) August 9, 2013

In 2013, Lionel Messi lived with his family in an apartment while their house was being renovated. Neighbors next door to his apartment rented out their house to party-goers. Many guests come and go. Loud music is often heard every night. Annoyed, Messi finally bought his neighbor's apartment.

Former Inter and AC Milan midfielder Sulley Muntari spent nearly $1 million on a six-wheeled Mercedes Brabus G63 6x6 in 2015. The car is not available to the public and is in limited production for the military. As a result, this Ghanaian player looks most prominent in the car park where the practice.