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During Monday night’s finale of the ABC reality show The Bachelorette, the producers revealed that a contestant on the show, Juan Pablo Galavis, would become the next star of the companion series, The Bachelor.

This is relevant to the sporting world, however tangentially, because Galavis was an accomplished professional soccer player, spending several years playing in the Venezuelan first division for Caracas FC, Deportivo Italia and Monagas Sport Club. He was also a successful college player in the states, and is the all-time assists leader at Roberts Wesleyan College.

Juan Pablo's new position as the Bachelor shouldn't come as too much of a surprise as we exclusively reported that the secy single father was the frontrunner for the gig. "The ladies seem to love him, and he's really good-looking and personable," a source told E! News at the time.
The 32-year-old Venezuelan is a professional football (read: soccer!) player who retired in 2009 so that he could stay in Miami with his daughter, who is now four years-old. Desiree sent Juan Pablo home in episode six, despite their strong physical connection.

Sources told us Des' now-fiance Chris Siegfried, runner-up Drew Kenney and Brooks Forester, who shocked viewers by bowing out of the competition, were also in consideration for the gig.
Two former Bachelorettes predicted that Juan Pablo would be Sean Lowe's successor: Emily Maynard told us, "I really like Juan Pablo. He is the cutest thing," while Ali Fedotowsky shared, "He's like suave but not in a cheesy kind of way. [It's] in a really down to earth [and] cute endearing kind of way."
While most seasons of "The Bachelor" or "The Bachelorette" indicate an obvious choice for the next season, Desiree's journey shook that mold. The former "Bachelor" contestant was a surprising pick for Season 9 of "The Bachelorette" since the gig usually goes to the runner-up. But she was such a fan favorite that she won the role. And in her season of "The Bachelorette," frontrunner Brooks broke Desiree's heart in the penultimate episode, then Desiree sent Drew home, realizing she didn't have true feelings for him. Of course, it could've been either one of them or Jef Holm, who was engaged to "Bachelorette" Emily Maynard last year.

"Bachelorette" host Chris Harrison told ABC News it was unlikely that Brooks would be the next "Bachelor." "He obviously has trouble committing and although he was sincere in coming on the show, he definitely has trouble expressing himself and letting himself be vulnerable when push comes to shove," Harrison said. "The reason the last two seasons have been so good is that Sean [Lowe] and Des did that really well. I don't know if Brooks has it in him to be so open."


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