THEY don’t call it the beautiful game for nothing.
Excitement is at fever pitch ahead of tonight’s Champions League Final.
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And these stunning Wags will be cheering on their other halves when Liverpool take on Spain’s Real Madrid at the Stade de France in Paris for the biggest match of the season.
As the saying goes, behind every man is a great woman, so we kick off the interest early with the lowdown on some of the players’ wives and girlfriends who provide them with much-needed support at home.
From a doctor and architect to a world-famous singer and a reality TV star, this lot are in a league of their own . . .
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IT’S not hard to see why Israeli model Mishel, 25, caught the eye of the Belgian goalie, 30, who slid into her DMs on Instagram.
The pair were first spotted together in Ibiza after Belgium were knocked out of Euro 2020.
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MODEL Cora, 32, has worked for the likes of Dior and has 100,000 Instagram followers.
Born in Martinique, she met French striker, Karim, 34, in Dubai in 2015 and they tied the knot the following year.
The pair have son Ibrahim, 5, together.
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BRAZILIANS Karoline and Eder, 24, confirmed their relationship last year with a loved-up snap on a yacht.
The 36-year-old influencer is due to give birth to their first child and has been sharing snaps of her growing bump.
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SANDRA met Marco, 26, while working as a waitress in a nightclub in 2019.
The Spanish couple managed to keep their relationship a secret for months.
The 28-year-old, who studied architecture in Madrid, now models and has 280,000 Instagram followers.
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AN eagle-eyed fan revealed the 21-year-old winger was dating Maria in 2019 after they each posted selfies in the same bathroom.
The 26-year-old influencer found fame on Brazilian reality show, Holiday With The Ex in 2017.
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BRAINY Natalia, 31, met Alisson, 29, in their native Brazil in 2012 while she was studying to become a doctor.
They married in 2015 and moved to Liverpool three years later.
They have three kids – Helena, five, Matteo, two, and Rafael, one.
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THE model married Roberto, 30, in their home country of Brazil in 2017 after three years together.
As well as being a mum to their three daughters, the 29-year-old is an entrepreneur, having founded fashion brand BeValen Store.
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FIERCELY private Rike, 28, gave up her job as a fashion sales manager to support the 30-year-old Dutch ace when he signed to Celtic in 2013.
The childhood sweethearts wed in 2017 and have kids Nila, eight, and Jadi, six.
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CHILDHOOD sweethearts Rute, 26, and Diogo, 25, met at school in their native Portugal.
Rute seems to have settled well into life in the UK and even admitted to being a fan of Peaky Blinders.
The couple have a one-year-old son called Dinis.
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THE Little Mix star and Alex, both 28, have become one of the hottest showbiz couples since they started dating in 2016.
They welcomed son, Axel, in August, and Perrie looked incredible on the girl band’s recent Confetti Tour.
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THE couple went Instagram official last year, but it is believed they have been dating since 2019.
Saffie is signed to M Models Management and lives with Curtis, 21.
The 20-year-old often shares snaps of her lavish holidays with her 40K followers.
