EYE CANDY for the Confed Cup

I must say the international hotties have arrived. Big question though is: Have you seen them?

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They’re hot and they’re here for the girls to drool over

SOUTH African woman are in for a feast for the eyes — some of the world’s sexiest football players have landed in the country for the Confederations Cup.

Though there is no David Beckham or Cristiano Ronaldo in the tournament, the teams that are here — Italy, Spain, Iraq, Brazil, the US, Egypt and New Zealand — have plenty of hotties of their own.

There is the Brazilian stud and 2007 Fifa world player of the year Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, better known as Kaka, the atractivo Italian Fabio Cannavaro and his teammates Luca Toni and Andrea Pirlo, and the US cutie Carlos Bocanegra.

Some well-known local women are yearning to bump into these stars, including model Babalwa Mneno, who said she wants to see the “tall and dark-haired ones”.

“I would love to meet Kaka and the Italian, Gianluca Zambrotta. They are both tall, hot and dark-haired, and I love my men like that,” she said.

Model Kerry McGregor, who is married to Proteas batsman Neil McKenzie, said that, despite the hot guys coming in from abroad, she will be cheering for Bafana Bafana.

“Fabio, Fabio, Fabio. He is the hottie for me, but when it comes to support I am sticking with our guys all the way,” she said.

Other hunky soccer stars gracing our shores include Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas and striker Fernando Torres, and Brazil will show off Alexandre Pato.

Bafana Bafana midfielder Macbeth Sibaya will provide some local flavour.

Channel O VJ Nonhle Thema, who is now in the US, said she would “like to meet our local boys” because she is “always away from my country”.

Other South African women, however, are yearning for players who might come only for next year’s World Cup.

Model Lee-Ann Liebenberg, who is engaged to singer Danny K, and actress Lee-Anne Summers, went on the social networking site Twitter to express their wishes.

Summers tweeted: “David Beckham! Is he coming? Doesn’t matter. I’m happy to settle for the delicious and sexy Ryan Botha.”

Liebenberg: “Ooooooh! Cristiano Ronaldo! PS, Don’t tell my fiance I said that! Ha ha.”- The Times