Meet Chelsea and Real Betis WAGs ahead of the Conference League final: A Portuguese model, a Dutch sales tax employee - and a law graduate who gives legal advice to prisoners
Chelsea and Real Betis will face off to decide who is the latest winner of UEFA's newest club competition in a final that will be held in Wroclaw, Poland.
While they also have aspirations of qualifying for next season's Champions League by finishing in the top five of the Premier League, the Blues will still be looking to become the first club win the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League.
Star players on show will include the likes of Cole Palmer for Chelsea, while Betis have Manchester United loanee and former Arsenal right-back Hector Bellerin in their ranks.
They will be supported in the stands by wives and girlfriends, who will likely be seen in the VIP section of the Stadion Wroclaw.
But who are the WAGs in question set to be in attendance? Mail Sport takes a look at some of the wives and girlfriends who will be cheering on their partners on Wednesday.
Noemie Romee - Filip Jorgensen (Chelsea)
Filip Jorgensen is the latest to join the never ending list of Chelsea 's bursting player catalogue.
The 22-year-old goalkeeper signed for the Blues from LaLiga side Villarreal for £21m and will look to beat out stiff competition from the likes of Robert Sanchez and Djordje Petrovic to claim the number one shirt.
The Dane will be cheered on and supported this season by his partner Noemie Romee who is his biggest fan.
The stunning brunette is the 22-year-old's loudest cheerleader and often shares footage of her watching her boyfriend in action on her TikTok.
Noemie also has an accomplished career of her own and works as a sales tax employee at the Ministry of Finance in Holland.
It is believed that she has occupied the role since November 2021, having previously worked at a Dutch estate agent.
Connie Grace - Cole Palmer (Chelsea)
A nail technician who regularly travels, Cole Palmer's partner Connie Grace regularly posts updates on her Instagram profile, which boasts over 36,000 followers.
Cole regularly likes her uploads, including sultry bikini snaps from her idyllic holidays to Ibiza and Bali.
Her most recent glamorous photo was taken at Stamford Bridge - with the caption: 'Fur season'.
He regularly likes her uploads, including sultry bikini snaps from her holidays to Ibiza and Bali
The couple are said to have flown to Ibiza via private jet last August, where they enjoyed a 'quick trip' together, dining out on the harbour where they shared a romantic candlelit meal.
Connie was also seen posing alongside the Chelsea star after he picked up the PFA Young Player of the Year award in September 2024.
However, the GQ Men of the Year Awards in London was their first official outing.
Mia McClenaghan - Reece James (Chelsea)
While Reece James has struggled for minutes in recent seasons due to being blighted by injury troubles, he has been fortunate enough to have a supportive partner by his side.
Mia finished her Law Degree at Royal Holloway University in the summer of 2022 after three years of studying.
She often shares glamorous photos on Instagram, where she has more than 23,000 followers, also shows off snaps of her in designer clothes.
In one sweet selfie with the defender she wrote 'love of my life' as the glamorous pair posed up a storm.
She already works with prisoners at HMP Coldingley in Surrey, giving inmates legal advice.
It appeared that the relationship was going from strength-to-strength after a year of dating
In November 2020 Reece went public with his girlfriend for the first time and shared a glamorous Instagram snap for her birthday in which he described her as his 'best friend'.
It appeared that the relationship was going from strength-to-strength after a year of dating with the couple posing in matching baby blue tracksuits in what appeared to be the kitchen of their new home together.
Rosilene Silva - Antony (Real Betis)
Antony, who joined Real Betis on loan from Manchester United in January, and girlfriend Rosilene Silva announced their engagement via Instagram in September.
Antony and his childhood sweetheart - who have known each other since their school years in Sao Paulo - uploaded a joint post featuring three photographs.
One of the pictures showed the 24-year-old footballer proposing on bent knee. Another featured Antony kissing his bride-to-be on her cheek.
The other photo was of a heart-shaped flower arrangement that framed the words 'Case Comigo?', meaning 'Marry Me?' in Portuguese.
Rosilene accompanied the post with the message: 'What God has in store for us is far more than we can imagine...'
Carolina Silva - Pedro Neto (Chelsea)
Carolina Silva, who has her own claim to fame by working as a model, is currently dating Chelsea speedster Pedro Neto.
It is unclear how and when the pair met but the Portuguese beauty first appeared on Neto's Instagram feed in 2022.
The couple have also been seen jetting off on holiday together on social media, as they travelled to various locations around the United States including Orlando, Disney World, Universal Studios and Miami.
After Neto left Molineux for Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2024, Carolina thanked the Wolves faithful with a poignant Instagram message.
She wrote: 'I will never forget the moments and people that this place brought me. We were very happy here.
'Half of my heart will always be with you. Thank you everyone, we will miss you Wolves family.'
Claudia Rodriguez - Marc Cucurella (Chelsea)
Cucurella and Rodriguez met in 2018 while the Spanish international, who won the Euros for his country last summer, was playing for Barcelona.
However, further details of how the pair met are unclear, but there is a clue about what Claudia does for a living.
According to her Instagram, she is believed to work in the field of communications and marketing - but further details of her relationship with Cucurella have not yet emerged.
Rodriguez was candid about the challenges her family has had to overcome as part of Cucurella's rocky start after moving from Brighton for £60million in the summer of 2022.
'It was difficult,' Rodriguez exclusively told Mail Sport at a screening of the first episode of Amazon's Married To The Game Season 2. 'The first year was very difficult because we didn't have the best year.
'So was very difficult for him and for me, also family, and now just the best part is we managed it, and I'm very proud.
'We need, sometimes chapters like that, you know, so today I'm proud of all of it.'
Rodriguez is one of five partners of Premier League stars to feature in the second season of the documentary series, which aims to give viewers insight into the reality of life under football's microscope.
Cucurella and Rodriguez allowed cameras to follow their daily lives, with the impact of their son Mateo's autism on the family one of the emotional flashpoints of the programme.
The reality series also sees Rodriguez open up on the impact of a burglary which the family suffered shortly after the move to the west London club.
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