GLAMOROUS footballer Ana Maria Markovic appears desperate to date Cristiano Ronaldo - and revealed she is a Chelsea fan.

Ana Maria Markovic - dubbed the world's most beautiful footballer - has made it no secret she is a big admirer of Ronaldo.

She even once claimed she earned an international call up with Croatia after copying her idol.

And Markovic, 23, looks keen to try and repay Ronaldo, 37, after she posted a selfie and tagged the ex-Manchester United star.

Unfortunately for Markovic, Ronaldo is in a long-term relationship with Georgina Rodriquez and the couple have just moved to Saudi Arabia following his transfer to Al-Nassr.

Despite that, Markovic did reveal she is a Chelsea fan, having been asked to name her favourite English side.

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And despite Croatia's Mateo Kovacic winning the Champions League with the Blues, Frank Lampard is still her all-time favourite Chelsea player.

Markovic currently plays for Swiss Women's Super League club Grasshopper and has nine international caps to her name, with one goal.

Real Madrid legend Luka Modric is an idol of hers, but Ronaldo is her ultimate inspiration.

She told 20min: "Modric is definitely a great role model for me. He is a world footballer and represents Croatia.

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"There are many good players among the women, such as Bachmann.

"But my absolute favorite player is Cristiano Ronaldo because he's just so disciplined.

"I think it's super important that you give your all in sport and have a good mindset like him."

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