After a long, gruelling season, the world of football will now be able to kick back and enjoy a long, hot summer as the game's brightest stars head off on their holidays.
Sportsmail will be there every step of the way, bringing you the very best snaps from Las Vegas, to Dubai, Ibiza (and back to Las Vegas) on a daily basis.
PABLO ZABALETA (BARBADOS)
Pablo Zabaleta and his girlfriend Christel Castano have been spotted on a Barbados beach - with a monkey!
The couple appear to have been approached by a resident who was strolling around with his simian companion and Christel couldn't resist holding it and posing for a picture.
She and Pablo became an item in 2008 and since then has battled with Manchester's somewhat drab weather - so the chance to relax in the sun would have been welcome.
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Monkeying around: Pablo Zabaleta on the beach in Barbados with his girlfriend Christel Castano
Say cheese! Zabaleta takes a photo of his girlfriend with the monkey
Chilling: Zabaleta rests up ahead of the new season, in which City will try and regain their Premier League title
Although the model and TV presenter now loves life in the couple's Alderley Edge mansion, at first she was distressed because of the climate.
Christel had said, of life in Manchester: 'Of the 365 days a year, about 185 of them are raining, cold or dark. Or all three at the same time.'
CRISTIANO RONALDO AND IRINA SHEYK (NEW YORK)
The Real Madrid superstar has spent some time in America now - we saw him in a rather fetching pair of pink shorts in Miami a few days ago.
He was dressed rather more conservatively in the Big Apple though, where he was pictured with his girlfriend Irina Sheyk.
The pair stood in the centre of the action in Times Square to pose for this picture.
In the limelight: Cristiano Ronaldo posted this picture of him and Irina Sheyk in Times Square, New York
On the move: The pair were photographed leaving her New York apartment
BENOIT ASSOU-EKOTTO (MIAMI)
The Spurs left-back and basketball fan was in Miami to watch the Heat beat San Antonio Spurs in Game Six of the NBA Finals.
Chris Bosh and Ray Allen stepped up to earn the Heat overtime, which saw them emerge 103-100 victors, in part thanks to an inspired LeBron James.
This means that they will have to play in Game Seven at 2am UK time on Friday morning.
Sportsmail does not know whether or not Assou-Ekotto will be going, but can assure you we will do our utmost to find out.
B-Balling: Benoit Assou-Ekotto (left) with a friend he watched the basketball with in Miami
DEMBA BA (PARIS, TURKEY, SENEGAL)
Demba Ba has taken advantage of the summer break by becoming a real jet-setter.
Not content with touring some of Europe's stranger places during Chelsea's Europa League campaign last season, he has already been to Turkey, Senegal and Paris this summer.
On Wednesday night he posted this lovely picture of the Paris skyline at the restaurant Ciel de Paris.
A delightful view: Demba Ba said he had to share this amazing shot of Paris from inside a restaurant
Talking Turkey: Ba already spent some time relaxing on a boat 'in the middle of the sea'
Pure delight: Ba relaxed in this gorgeous looking resort in Turkey
GARETH BALE (FLORIDA)
Spurs star Gareth Bale may be linked with Real Madrid but he ignored the transfer speculation to take a break in Florida.
He was pictured with another holidaymaker who tweeted this picture of himself along with the Wales international.
'Met some lad called Bale on holiday, apparently he's not a bad footballer,' he wrote.
Some lad called Bale: Spurs star Gareth (left), with holidaymaker Craig
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