Katie McCabe's relationship with teammate 'still not over this' after win
Just days on from Arsenal's incredible Champions League final win, Katie McCabe has linked up with her Republic of Ireland teammates for the Girls in Green's upcoming UEFA Nations League clashes. Carla Ward's side face Turkey away from home on Friday before hosting Slovenia in Páirc Uí Chaoimh next Tuesday.
The Gunners defeated red-hot favourites Barcelona in Saturday's decider in Lisbon and returned to a victory parade in north London after winning the tournament for the first time in 18 years. McCabe played the full 90 minutes of the decider, while her partner Caitlin Foord was also on the pitch up until the 86th minute.
While McCabe has made her way to the Ireland camp, her Australian partner was still basking in Arsenal's success on Wednesday morning as she shared a number of photos from the victory parade on Instagram. Foord wrote: "Still not over this! Gooners this was special!!!"
The photos included a snap of McCabe and Foord celebrating together, while they were also pictured with the Champions League trophy both at the parade and on the flight home.
Tallaght native McCabe and Foord went public with their relationship last year after months of speculation that they were dating. The Ireland captain commented on a series of photos shared by Foord from a romantic break to Rome last May. She wrote 'Amore', which translates to love.
And McCabe took to Instagram last November to wish her partner a happy 30th birthday.
She wrote: "Dirty 30s." McCabe later added: "Happy birthday my Aussie girl."
Meanwhile, earlier this month, shortly before Arsenal's Champions League final win, the couple shared time in Dublin with McCabe's family. Sharing photos online at the time, the Irish star said: "Lots of family love."
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