Let’s see the trends of famous footballers using Google Trends.

The Blue line is Ronaldinho, the Brazilian playmaker.
The Red one is David Backham, the England’s captain.

The highest point of Ronaldinho’s graph is in 2005, the time he named European footballer of the year.
Beckham’s is in 2004, when there was news about a woman claimed him affairs.

Handsomeness isn’t necessary for one to become famous