SIN BIN: Euro WAGS are the action off field
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While the geeks in our sports department agonize over the action on the field at Euro 2020, Sin Bin is casting its eye further afield.
A big part of the culture of European soccer are the WAGS: Wives and Girlfriends of the superstars on the pitch. Tabloids are full of them.
Who can forget the WAG feud in the U.K. between Colleen Rooney (Wayne) and Rebekah Vardy Jamie? It was dubbed Wagatha Christie.
Now, 24 Euro nations are going to battle on the field. Here’s the rundown on the sexy sidelines.
WHO: JESSICA AIDI
PLAYER: MARCO VERRATTI (ITALY)
411: The French model is engaged to the Italian midfielder and was on the scene when he split from his wife Laura Zazzara. She has 322,000 Instagram followers.
WHO: MIRJANA ZUBER
PLAYER: STEVEN ZUBER (SWITZERLAND)
411: Former Miss Switzerland finalist married Zuber in 2015. She is a former stuntwoman and hosted a podcast called Spielerfrauen On Air (German for WAG). She has 39,000 Instagram followers.
WHO: VLADA ZINCHENKO
PLAYER: OLEKSANDR ZINCHENKO (UKRAINE)
411: TV host Vlada is a big star in her homeland and the pair share a passion for soccer and he proposed at Kiev’s Olympic Stadium in 2019. They are expecting their first child.
WHO: MARINA LUCZENKO-SZCZESNA
PLAYER: WOJCIECH SZCZESNY (POLAND)
411: The singer and actress hooked up with her hubby in 2013 and married in 2016. Her debut single, Glam Pop, in 2010 became a hit in Poland. She has 745,000 Instagram followers.
WHO: LISA UNAL
PLAYER: ENES UNAL (TURKEY)
411: The pair have been together since 2016 and had their first child last November. The jet setters now live in Spain.
WHO: ROBYN KEEN
PLAYER: JACK HENDRY (SCOTLAND)
411: Superstar Instagram model Robyn, 22, has been in a relationship with the Celtic star since 2018. She has 22,000 IG followers and graduated from the University of Manchester with a psychology degree.
WHO: EDURNE GARCIA ALMAGRO
PLAYER: DAVID DE GEA (SPAIN)
411: The Spanish singer started dating De Gea in 2011 and the pair are now married. They welcomed a daughter in April. Starting out on a reality talent show, she was a Eurovision finalist.
WHO: SARAH ARNAUTOVIC
PLAYER: MARKO ARNAUTOVIC (AUSTRIA)
411: The Arnautovics have been called “the Posh and Becks of Austria.” The twosome have two daughters. She has dutifully followed her hubby from team to team.
WHO: KATRINE FRIIS
PLAYER: ANDREAS CHRISTENSEN (DENMARK)
411: The Dutch influencer lives with her boyfriend in a luxe London flat. But most of the time you’ll find her in Los Angeles, Portugal or Dubai.
WHO: MARINE LLORIS
PLAYER: HUGO LLORIS (FRANCE)
411: Soccer power couple. She is a fashion designer and childhood sweetheart of the goaltender. The pair have three daughters. Celebs like Jessica Alba and Eva Longoria love her designs.
WHO: MIA MCCLENAGHAN
PLAYER: REECE JAMES (ENGLAND)
411: Gal pal Mia has beauty and brains, recently completing her law degree. The pair have been dating almost two years. She has 16,000 Instagram followers.
WHO: NOEMI KOVACSOVA
PLAYER: MAREK RODAK (SLOVAKIA)
411: Stunning model Noemi and Marek have been together since last October. Rodak said of Noémi: “My girlfriend is definitely one of the people who stood by me and helped me a lot mentally during the season.”
WHO: GEORGINA RODRIGUEZ
PLAYER: CRISTIANO RONALDO (PORTUGAL)
411: She was a retail assistant for Gucci when she met the superstar in 2016. And the Spanish-Argentine model quickly became his girlfriend and moved into his luxury home in Madrid. Her dad is a convicted cocaine trafficker.
WHO: IZABEL GOULART
PLAYER: KEVIN TAPP (GERMANY)
411: Izabel, 26, has been dating German goalie Kevin Trapp since 2015. Discovered in Brazil when she was 14, she quickly became an A-list model. She’s best known as a Victoria’s Secret Angel.
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