Meet the glamorous Club World Cup Wags including Maya Jama, Messi's wife and model who has unusual relationship contract
FOOTBALL is set to live up to its beautiful game tag at this summer's Club World Cup.
A whopping 32 teams are heading to the US for the revamped tournament that begins on June 15.
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Cole Palmer is dating stunner Connie Grace
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Love Island host Maya Jama is with Ruben Dias
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And some of the most glam Wags from across the planet are ready to steal the show in the stands.
From models, TV presenters and actresses, SunSport runs down those most likely to catch the eye.
Manchester City
After months of speculation,
But she will not be travelling to the States as the 30-year-old is hosting Love Island in Mallorca once again, with the new series now underway.
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Maya will not be alone in missing the tournament as Erling Haaland's partner
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Maya Jama a TV presenter and is currently presenting Love Island
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Isabel Haugseng Johansen welcomed a baby with Erling Haaland last year
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Isabel keeps her private life off social media
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Chelsea
The other Premier League club involved is Chelsea and their star man Cole Palmer is dating blonde stunner
An equally glam girlfriend is Claudia Rodriguez, who has three kids with Marc Cucurella.
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Connie Grace runs a nail salon in Manchester
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Claudia Rodriguez is a mum of three
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Flamengo
Chelsea are in a group with Brazilian side Flamengo and they will go up against their former player Jorginho.
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The midfielder is engaged to singer
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Catherine Harding and Jorginho featured in the Amazon's Married to the Game documentary
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Al-Hilal
Flamengo are not the only side with ex-Prem stars aplenty.
Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal have former City ace Joao Cancelo, who is with Daniela Machado.
She will cheer them on alongside Aleksandar Mitrović's wife Kristina.
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Joao Cancelo goes out with Daniela Machado
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Brunette Kristina is married to Serbian striker Mitrovic
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Inter Miami
Fans can't wait to see Lionel Messi come up against the best once again.
The Argentine legend is married to childhood sweetheart Antonela Roccuzzo and they have three kids Thiago, 12, Mateo, 9 and Ciro, 7.
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Antonela is married to Lionel Messi
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Antonela celebrated 2022 World Cup glory on the pitch with Messi
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Messi is joined at
Suarez tied the knot with Sofia Balbi in 2009 after they met as teenagers.
Busquets is married to Elena Galera and Alba is with model Romarey Ventura.
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Sofia Balbi is married to Inter Miami ace Luis Suarez
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Sergio Busquets has two kids with influencer Elena Galera
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Jordi Alba's partner Romarey wows her followers with bikini snaps
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Real Madrid
The Barca quartet would love a clash against their old El Clasico rivals Real Madrid.
that the England midfielder was dating the 27-year-old American in January.
Gorgeous Ashlyn has since been spotted in the Bernabeu with Jude's mum Denise several times.
She has previously dated US basketball star Terance Mann and has been linked to a string of A-listers in recent years, including actor Michael B. Jordan.
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Ashlyn Castro is Jude Bellingham's new love
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She has 539,000 Instagram followers
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Ashlyn has been seen in the stands with Jude and his mum Denise
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Her fellow Real Madrid Wag Gabriely Miranda has seen her relationship with striker Endrick hit the headlines.
The Brazilian couple reportedly have a
Certain words and any form of addiction is also said to be banned in the unusual agreement.
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Endrick married Gabriely Miranda last year
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They reportedly have a marriage contract
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The couple are said to be devout Christians
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Atletico Madrid
Conor Gallagher's blonde bombshell
The Irish model lives a glamorous jet-setting lifestyle and loves to post snaps of herself abroad on social media.
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Aine May Kennedy is Conor Gallagher's partner
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They have been together since they were teens
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PSG
Hoping to lift the Club World Cup after he captained
His partner is TikTok star Carol Cabrino, who has showed off her husband's glittering trophy cabinet on social media last month.
Alessia Elefante proves she is a keeper by dating No1 Gianluigi Donnarumma.
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Carol Cabrino is a fitness fanatic
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Alessia Elefante is dating Gianluigi Donnarumma
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Inter Milan
Inter enter the Club World Cup having lost their manager Simone Inzaghi to Al-Hilal.
But sticking by their players side is Lautaro Martinez's dazzling influencer and entrepreneur wife Agustina Gandolfo.
Team-mate Benjamin Pavard is engaged to Kleofina Pnishi, who is an actress and model that won the prestigious Miss Provence award in 2017.
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Agustina is a successful businesswoman
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Benjamin Pavard's Kleofina Pnishi is an award-winning model
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Kleofina has also done acting
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Borussia Dortmund
Dortmund's Wags are led by Swiss rapper Loredana.
She has had four No1s in Germany and she married forward Karim Adeyemi in a private ceremony last year.
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Loredana is married to Karim Adeyemi
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She is a successful rapper in Germany and Albania
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Bayern Munich
Sticking with German giants, Bayern are among the favourites to win the tournament.
They will be cheered on by Harry Kane's fitness instructor wife Kate Goodland.
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Harry Kane and his wife Kate Goodland are enjoying life in Germany
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Club World Cup 2025 Guide
SOME of the world's biggest clubs are heading Stateside for a MAMMOTH Club World Cup.
Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Man City, and Inter Miami are among the 32 teams taking part in the tournament, which runs from June 14 to July 13.
Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland, Ousmane Dembele, Cole Palmer and Harry Kane will be showing their skills to packed crowds across the US.
Los Blancos are favourites to lift the trophy in New York but will face stiff competition from around the globe.
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