World Cup season is fast approaching, and the official England 2026 team has been announced, with players from across the country gearing up for the tournament starting on June 11. In previous years, 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. However, the WAGs on the sidelines today look very different.
While familiar faces like Katie Goodland (Harry Kane's wife), Lauren Fryer (Declan Rice's long-term partner), Tolami Benson (engaged to Bukayo Saka), and Megan Pickford (married to Jordan Pickford) remain, there are several new wives and girlfriends you may not have heard of.
Mia McClenaghan (Reece James)
Mia McClenaghan is the long-term partner of Chelsea footballer Reece James. The 26-year-old holds a law degree from Royal Holloway in London and currently works as a software engineer for Thomson Reuters, having previously worked as a debt-restructuring paralegal. The couple, from Brentwood in Essex, have reportedly been dating since 2020. Mia once had 22.3k followers on Instagram but now maintains no online presence, opting for privacy.
Olivia Kate Parvia (Elliot Anderson)
Olivia Kate Parvia is a paralegal dating Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson. She graduated from the University of Sunderland in 2024 with an 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.
Annie Keating (Anthony Gordon)
Liverpool-born Annie Keating is dating 25-year-old Barcelona player Anthony Gordon. The pair are childhood sweethearts, and Annie works as a make-up artist. They have a son together, born in November 2023. The couple keeps their relationship out of the spotlight, and it has been reported they may move to Spain after Gordon left Newcastle last week to join the La Liga champions on a five-year contract worth £69.3 million.
Layla Roye (Kobbie Mainoo)
Layla Roye is the 22-year-old girlfriend of Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 21. She is signed to a modelling agency but is still studying for a fashion business and promotion degree at Salford University.
Lucia Loi (Marcus Rashford)
Lucia Loi is the influencer girlfriend of 28-year-old Barcelona forward Marcus Rashford (on loan from Manchester United). The couple has been together since their school days and got engaged in 2022 before breaking off the engagement in 2023. They also broke up in 2021 and rekindled in 2022. Their on-and-off relationship means Lucia has dropped off the radar for some football fans.
Ashlyn Castro (Jude Bellingham)
Ashlyn Castro is a 28-year-old American influencer with over 646,000 Instagram followers, currently dating Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham, 22. The couple connected in late 2024 through Instagram. Ashlyn is a Los Angeles-based model who has also been linked to Michael B. Jordan, whom she reportedly dated in 2017.
Naima Corbin (Eberechi Eze)
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. She graduated from King's College London with a degree in nursing and splits her time between ICUs and VIP pens at stadiums. The couple had three weddings to celebrate their nuptials. Her low-key social media presence means she is not on everyone's radar.
