World Cup season is fast approaching and the line up for the official England 2026 team has been announced, with players from across the country teaming up to kick start the tournament that starts on June 11.
Back in the day, this would mean the WAGs would be out in full force, with the likes of Victoria Beckham, Cheryl Cole, and Abbey Clancy leading the pack. But the WAGs on the sidelines look very different today.
While we are all familiar with the likes of Harry Kane’s wife, Katie Goodland, Declan Rice’s long term partner, Lauren Fryer, Tolami Benson who is engaged to Bukayo Saka, and Megan Pickford who is married to Jordan Pickford, there are a few wives and girlfriends you may not have heard of…
13View 13 ImagesMia and Reece have been together since 202(Image: instagram/miamcclenaghan)
13View 13 ImagesThe couple prefers to keep their relationship out of the spotlight(Image: Daily Mirror)
Mia McClenaghan is Chelsea football player Reece James ‘ long-term partner. The 26-year old has a law degree from Royal Holloway in London and has reportedly currently working as a software engineer for Thomson Reuters but previously worked as a debt-restructuring paralegal.
It is thought that Mia, from Brentwood in Essex, and Reece have been dating since 2020. At one point, Mia had 22.3k followers on Instagram, but now has no online presence, opting for privacy instead.
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Olivia Kate Parvia is a Paralegal who is dating Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson. She graduated from the University of Sunderland in 2024 with and LLB in Law.
The couple has kept their relationship under wraps but Olivia has been spotted at several Nottingham Forest games supporting her boyfriend, known by fans as the Geordie Maradona.
13View 13 ImagesThe couple are childhood sweethearts(Image: ANL/Shutterstock)
13View 13 ImagesAnthony Gordon’s partner Annie Keating share a son born in 2023(Image: Andy Stenning/Daily Mirror)
Liverpool-born Annie Keating is dating 25-year-old Barcelona player Anthony Gordon. The pair are childhood sweethearts and Annie reportedly works as a make-up artist. The pair have a soon together, a boy who was born in November 2023.
The couple keeps their relationship under wraps and out of the spotlight and it has been reported that they might be set to move from the UK to Spain after The footballer left Newcastle last week to join the La Liga champions. Gordon signed a five-year contract in a transfer worth £69.3million.
13View 13 ImagesLayla is currently a student(Image: INSTAGRAM)
13View 13 ImagesKobbie plays for Manchester United(Image: Getty Images)
Layla Roye is the 22 year old girlfriend of Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 21. Layla is signed to a modelling agency but is still studying for a fashion business and promotion degree at Salford University.
13View 13 ImagesLucia has been with Marcus since childhood
13View 13 ImagesMarcus and Lucia were previously engaged(Image: NurPhoto, NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Lucia is the influencer girlfriend of 28 year old Barcelona (on loan from Manchester United) forward Marcus Rashford. T
The couple has been together since their school days and got engaged in 2022, before breaking off their engagement in 2023. The couple also previously boke up in 2021 and rekindled in 2022. Their on and off relationship means Lucia has dropped off the radar for some football fans and isn’t as established as other WAGs.
View 13 ImagesAshlyn has been linked to Michael B Jordan in the past(Image: Getty Images)
Ashlyn is a 28-year-old American influencer with over 646,000 followers on Instagram who is currently dating Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham, 22. The couple first connected in late 2024 through Instagram.
Ashlyn in a Los Angeles based model who has also been linked to Michael B Jordan, who she reportedly dated in 2017.
13View 13 ImagesEze tied the knot with his childhood sweetheart(Image: Ebere Eze Instagram)
13View 13 ImagesNaima supported Eze at previous England matches(Image: Getty Images)
Naima Corbin is married to 27-year-old Arsenal midfielder Eberechi Eze. The couple got engaged in 2021, with Naima telling British Vogue about how they met while studying for their GCSEs at the John Roan School in Greenwich. “We were just friends at first,” says Corbin. “But I think I always had a crush on Ebere, if I’m honest, and we eventually started dating when I was 18.”
Naima graduated from King’s College London with a degree in nursing and joked that she splits her time between ICUs and the VIP pens at stadiums: two “very, very different” arenas. The couple had three weddings to celebrate their nuptials.
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While she may have been around for a little longer than some of the other WAGs, her lowkey presence on social media means that she is definitely not on everyone’s radar.
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