Pop star Shakira has thanked fans for their "wishes" on her second pregnancy.

The `Waka Waka` singer has confirmed she is expecting her second child with soccer star Gerard Pique, with whom she has 19-month-old son Milan, reports contactmusic.com.

She tweeted: "Yes, we are expecting our second baby!! Thank you all for your well wishes! (sic)"

The 37-year-old previously admitted she wanted to have lots of children with her soccer star partner.

"If it weren't because of my music projects, I would be pregnant already. I would love to have eight or nine kids with Gerard - my own futbol team,` she said.