Radja Nainggolan has admitted he struggles to stay faithful to his long-time wife

The 30-year-old said he attracts attention from women and finds it hard to resist

He said: 'A lot of women approach you really brazenly and it's difficult to say no'

Nainggolan is also not surprised there are hardly any openly gay football players

He said: 'They're ashamed and realise they'd probably be finished in this sport'

Radja Nainggolan has admitted he struggles to remain faithful to his long-time wife and claimed that a footballer's career would be over if they came out as gay.

The Roma star, who recently called time on his international career after being snubbed by Belgium boss Roberto Martinez, revealed his status as a footballer attracts attention from women and that he sometimes finds it hard to resist the temptations despite having been married for seven years.

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'A lot of women approach you really brazenly and it's difficult to say no sometimes,' Nainggolan said on Gert Late Night on Belgian TV.

Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan has admitted he struggles to remain faithful to his wife

The 30-year-old married his long-time partner Claudia in 2011 and have one child together

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'I'm married, I'm not going to say that I am an angel, but the important thing is that it never comes out.

'It's really tough, as if you go to a party and suddenly there are five women around you. What do you do?'

The 30-year-old, who is no stranger to controversy, also said he is not surprised that there are hardly any openly gay professional footballers as he believes it would seriously damage their careers.

'They do not come out. They are ashamed and realise they'd probably be finished in this sport if they came out today.

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The Belgian also said he is not surprised that there are hardly any openly gay footballers

'It'd be tough to talk about that in a locker room. Football is known for being surrounded by beautiful women.'

Nainggolan, who has a checkered past off the pitch, also recently slammed Martinez's explanation for not including him in his World Cup squad.

He said: 'After the training game against Spain, I was suddenly left out of the team. Was it because I arrived late? I don't want to mention any names, but that's happened with other players and they're still there.

Nainggolan said: 'Football is known for being surrounded by beautiful women'

He also recently slammed Roberto Martinez for not naming him in Belgium's World Cup squad

'That some people criticise me for smoking I can understand. They feel that I should be a role model for youngsters.

'But if that's what I wanted to be, I would have become a primary school teacher or an educator. But I'm a footballer and I want to be judged based on my performances on the pitch.'

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Nainggolan was also disciplined by his current club Roma for posting videos on social media of him drinking and smoking at a New Year's Eve party.

Nainggolan was seen drinking in the videos as he enjoyed the night with his friends

The former Belgium international could also be seen smoking during the social media videos