Meet the Conference League final WAGs as Chelsea take on Real Betis…from Spain's Posh & Becks to beauty with unusual job

The Sun

28-05-2025

THOUSANDS of football fans have descended on Wraclow, Poland for tonight's hotly anticipated Europa Conference League final.
Chelsea will take on Spanish side Real Betis - and the players will, of course, be cheered on from the stands by their devoted WAGs.
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It may be the third tier of continental football in Europe, behind the second tier Europa League and the first tier Champions League, but that doesn't mean the glamour is any less dazzling - with the teams' wives and girlfriends including a movie star.
And the women certainly boast brains as well as beauty, with a law graduate, tax expert and entrepreneur amid their ranks.
Here we take a look at the WAGs who are building up a fan base of their own.
CHELSEA
Cole Palmer and Connie Grace
Like Cole, 22-year-old Connie hails from Manchester, where she runs a nail salon.
She has built up an impressive social media following thanks to posts showcasing her stunning figure on sun-kissed trips to Jamaica, Ibiza and Dubai.
The cute couple have known each other since they were 17, but romance appears to have blossomed last summer when they were spotted together on a luxury boat in Ibiza after flying to the island on a private jet.
They finally went Insta-official in November at the GQ Men of the Year awards where she dazzled with the Blues midfielder in a daring cut-out dress.
In the documentary England's Lions: A New Generation, blonde Connie opened up about their relationship, saying: 'We met when we were 17. I think he knew me through mutual friends so I think he probably had his eye on me.
She added: "Oh, he's warm and cuddly. Well, with me, hopefully with no one else.'
She later explained that fame hasn't changed her partner, adding: 'Cole now is still the same Cole that I met when I was 17. Obviously, he's changed, he's grown up, and his life now is completely different, but he's still the same boy, he's still laid-back Cole.'
Marc Cucurella and Claudia Rodriguez
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Cucurella and Claudia's love story began in 2018 in Barcelona when the left-back played for the Catalans.
The defender and model Claudia now share three children - Mateo, Rio and Bella - and she has recently opened up to fans about Mateo's autism diagnosis.
Stunning Claudia, 25, allowed cameras into their family home as part of the TV show Married to the Game, and said: 'We saw something different about Mateo when he was small, about 13 months old, but it was a long process to get the diagnosis. When he was smaller it was easier but now he's growing up, it's more difficult.
'When we moved to Chelsea, we started him at school and he was very upset, and we didn't know the solution. You have to find it yourself, and you feel very bad because you are not prepared for it.'
Despite the family's struggles, Claudia maintains a positive outlook and regularly posts glam pictures and snapshots of their daily lives on Instagram where she has amassed more than 130,000 followers.
Filip Jorgensen and Noemie Romee
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Stunning Noemie joined goalkeeper Filip in London when he signed for the Blues last year.
Before that the stunning brunette worked in the tax department of the Ministry of Finance in Holland, and it is not known if she has kept on that role.
But the hard-working young couple certainly know how to play hard too, regularly sharing posts on social media of their travels, trips to theme parks and their pet Pomeranian dog.
Noemie is also Filip's biggest fan, posting videos of herself wearing a Chelsea shirt with his name emblazoned across the back. In one of her posts she gushed: 'You have my heart Filip Jorgensen'.
Reece James and Mia McClenaghan
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Stunning blonde Mia is not just a pretty face - she studied law at Royal Holloway, University of London, and graduated in 2021.
She then went on to advise prisoners at HMP Coldingley about family matters.
Away from her legal career Mia has been dating Chelsea captain Reece for years, and they made their relationship public in November 2020 when James, 25, posted a picture with Mia on her birthday, calling her his 'best friend'.
Since then they've shared glimpses of their life together, including celebrating milestones and luxury holidays.
But Essex-born Mia recently decided to step away from the spotlight, making her social media profiles private.
Isco Alcaron and Sara Salamo
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The Real Betis star and his wife have been dubbed the Spanish 'Posh and Becks'.
Sara, 33, is a leading Spanish actress with more than 35 film and TV credits to her name.
Her popularity from hit shows El Favor, Stories to Stay Awake, The Year of Fury and Drug Squad: Costa del Sol has won her almost a million Instagram followers.
The couple have been together since 2017, but finally tied the knot last year in a secret ceremony.
Posting incredible snaps from their fairytale wedding, Tenerife-born Sara wrote: "Seven years, three children, four dogs... And a few days ago we said that we love each other again in front of the altar.'
Stunning Sara regularly posts pictures detailing her incredible career on social media, but also gushing comments supporting her husband in his football.
Antony and Rosilene Silva
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Manchester United star Antony has had a career renaissance since going on loan to Real Betis last season, after being frozen out by the Red Devils manager Ruben Amorim.
In the run-up to this week's final, he broke down as he detailed his struggles at Old Trafford where he was so unhappy he went for days without eating.
But no doubt his loyal WAG Rosilene Silva was there to provide support. The couple were childhood sweethearts who met during their school days in Sao Paolo, Brazil.
In 2019 Rosilene and Antony welcomed a baby boy named Lorenzo. And last year the couple added a baby girl, Lavinne, to their brood.
The mum-of-two regularly shares photos enjoying days out with their young family on social media, with both parents besotted with their babies.
And her posts documenting their glamorous lives have earned her an impressive 112k followers on Instagram.
Pablo Fornals and Tania Lara Velasco
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Midfielder Fornals married Tania in their native Spain in 2023, just 48 hours after helping his former club West Ham lift the Europa Conference League trophy.
Before the big day, Fornals took to Instagram to post a short message joking: "Best week of my life for sure. No worries my love, I'll be there.'
The couple, who already had one son, Martin, recently welcomed their second son Mateo into the world, with Tania posting a loving picture on social media captioned: 'Welcome to the world little prince. You have arrived to complete us. Seeing you and your brother together is the most beautiful thing our eyes have ever seen.'
The family returned to Spain when Fornals moved to Real Betis in 2024.
With her model looks, Tania regularly posts about their family life along with breathtaking snaps of luxury holidays to Thailand, the Maldives and Paris.
Johnny Cardoso and Lela Obino
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American midfielder Johnny joined Real Betis in December 2023 and prefers to let his football do the talking, keeping his private life under wraps.
But his Instagram posts reveal his long-term love is Lela Obino.
Blonde Lela has almost 35k Instagram followers herself and regularly posts snapshots of the couple's glamorous lifestyle including a city break to Paris, a ski trip to the French alps, and beach holidays in Portugal, Marbella and Greece.
And she likes to keep super-active, sharing pictures of her practising yoga, skate-boarding and water-skiing.
It isn't known what Lela does for a career, but with her stunning good looks and burgeoning social media followers, she could soon be counted amongst the ranks of WAG influencers.