The Time Left for Germany Is Running Out

German women were quite eye-catching too.

At the very least, the German WAGs ranked highly in all sorts of polls, especially Khedira's supermodel girlfriend, who had topped various rankings more than once.

But by Huang Kaiwen's standards of beauty, Gotze's girlfriend Anna Catherine was prettier.

She had started clubbing before she was even of age, throwing parties with rock musicians for fame and fun, but Gotze did not care at all and still married her.

That was one of the troubles of being a WAG.

Once you got involved with a football star, forget about hiding your past. The media would dig up every piece of dirt on you in minutes.

Otherwise, even if some minor model married a rich man, she would not get that much attention. Once you attached yourself to Germany's rising star, privacy was no longer an option.

Still, she did not dump Gotze after his decline, which made people think more highly of her.

She was far better than those trophy-hunting girls who only dated major stars.

The WAGs on both sides mostly worked as models, presenters, and similar professions. There were also a few little-known film and television actresses. Schweinsteiger's girlfriend was a tennis player.

Those professions made it easier for them to be noticed by football stars or come into contact with them.

Sometimes, all it took was seeing someone once in a magazine, getting her number through an agent, and the two would hook up.

There were also plenty of footballers' wives like Tony Poole and Adriana, who quietly stood behind their husbands. Most of the Dutch WAGs were like that, though quite a few still wanted the spotlight.

Ever since Susana became famous overnight in the stands during the 1998 World Cup and turned into the dream girl of countless teenage