From human trafficking to arson, Mauro Icardi's love life has thrown up some ludicrous drama.
As the pair eye a Netflix series, here's the story of football's most chaotic marriage.
Welcome to the wild world of Mauro and Wanda Icardi...
As the pair eye a Netflix series, here's the story of football's most chaotic marriage.
Welcome to the wild world of Mauro and Wanda Icardi...
Our story begins when a young Icardi meets his childhood hero Maxi Lopez while a youth player at Barcelona.
The Argentine pair end up at Sampdoria, where Lopez takes Mauro under his wing. They strike up a close friendship, and Mauro even joins Maxi and his wife Wanda on holiday.
The Argentine pair end up at Sampdoria, where Lopez takes Mauro under his wing. They strike up a close friendship, and Mauro even joins Maxi and his wife Wanda on holiday.
But their friendship turns sour when it emerges Mauro and Wanda have been secretly shagging.
Wanda leaves her husband and she and Icardi officially become an item.
A football power couple is born.
Wanda leaves her husband and she and Icardi officially become an item.
A football power couple is born.
Icardi moves to Inter Milan, and in April 2014 comes up against Lopez's Sampdoria in a game dubbed 'The Wanda Derby'.
As the teams line up, Lopez refuses to shake Icardi's hand.
But Mauro trumps him again, scoring twice in a 4-0 win, while Lopez misses a penalty.
As the teams line up, Lopez refuses to shake Icardi's hand.
But Mauro trumps him again, scoring twice in a 4-0 win, while Lopez misses a penalty.
Just five months after divorcing Maxi, Wanda marries Mauro in an intimate ceremony in Buenos Aires.
In the ultimate step-daddy power play, Icardi then gets the names of Maxi's kids tattooed on his arm.
In the ultimate step-daddy power play, Icardi then gets the names of Maxi's kids tattooed on his arm.
And just to really rub it in, they drop this bombshell. Sounds exhausting.
Alongside that punishing bedroom schedule, Mauro also appoints Wanda as his agent, and she somehow finds the energy to wangle him a big money move to PSG.
But despite his wife (and her voracious sexual appetite) joining him in the French capital, Mauro isn't satisfied.
In a moment of madness, the 28-year-old striker begins an affair with a rival Argentine model called China Suarez.
In a moment of madness, the 28-year-old striker begins an affair with a rival Argentine model called China Suarez.
Growing suspicious, Wanda hires a private detective, who trawls Mauro's DMs and catches the dirty dog red-handed.
They split up, and Wanda goes nuclear on Instagram, screaming: "Another family you have ruined for a slut."
They split up, and Wanda goes nuclear on Instagram, screaming: "Another family you have ruined for a slut."
Tragic news, unless you’re Maxi Lopez, who pops up on Instagram with an innocent question for his followers:
"Do you believe in karma?"
"Do you believe in karma?"
A heartbroken Icardi vows to never play again unless Wanda takes him back. Somehow PSG accept this, excusing him from training and a crunch European tie.
Mauro then surfaces on Argentine TV, demanding Wanda post pictures of their kids, and banning her from his private jet.
Mauro then surfaces on Argentine TV, demanding Wanda post pictures of their kids, and banning her from his private jet.
Surprisingly this works, and the pair stop trading public insults and get back together.
But if you were hoping for a happy ending, stop reading now.
In August of this year, the Icardi saga took a terrifying twist when the pair were charged with human trafficking...
But if you were hoping for a happy ending, stop reading now.
In August of this year, the Icardi saga took a terrifying twist when the pair were charged with human trafficking...
The Icardis' former housekeeper, Carmen, accuses the couple of enslaving her: she says they confiscated her phone and passport, failed to pay her for three years, and made her sleep on the floor of the utility room, living off old bags of rice.
They deny the charges.
They deny the charges.
Mauro's PSG career stalls, and he joins Galatasaray on loan.
Meanwhile, his home life goes up in flames. Literally.
The Icardis announce another breakup, and neighbours report the pair dousing their furniture in petrol and setting it alight outside their Lake Como mansion.
Meanwhile, his home life goes up in flames. Literally.
The Icardis announce another breakup, and neighbours report the pair dousing their furniture in petrol and setting it alight outside their Lake Como mansion.
Wanda returns to Argentina, where she's spotted kissing badboy rapper L-Gante at a Buenos Aires bowling alley. He then releases a music video titled 'El Ultimo Romantico', showing the pair kissing in bed.
"She is the laughing stock of the whole world", Icardi rages on Instagram.
"She is the laughing stock of the whole world", Icardi rages on Instagram.
Mauro goes AWOL from training, after flying to Argentina to confront Wanda over the video.
He appears outside her hotel with two suitcases, arguing with security guards who won't let him inside.
Galatasaray are reportedly fuming.
He appears outside her hotel with two suitcases, arguing with security guards who won't let him inside.
Galatasaray are reportedly fuming.
Then, the other day, Mauro finally sacked Wanda as his agent when she demanded £870,000 from his loan move to Galatasaray.
Meanwhile, there's talk of a Netflix doc about their rocky marriage.
After 9 years of drama, is the Icardi soap opera finally over? Probably not...
Meanwhile, there's talk of a Netflix doc about their rocky marriage.
After 9 years of drama, is the Icardi soap opera finally over? Probably not...
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