England's World Cup support squad includes a paralegal, interior designers, software engineers and public relations experts, a shift from the WAG image of two decades ago. In 2006, a Spanish newspaper branded Coleen Rooney, Victoria Beckham and Cheryl Tweedy 'hooligans with visas' after their appearances generated more headlines than Germany's tournament itself. Twenty years on, the partners following England to this year's World Cup in Mexico, the United States and Canada are keeping a lower profile. Dani Dyer, wife of Jarrod Bowen, and Rebecca Cooke, wife of Phil Foden, will not be in attendance after their husbands missed out on selection, leaving the partners of Harry Kane, Declan Rice and Ollie Watkins among those expected to represent England's WAGs this summer.
Tolami Benson and Bukayo Saka
Tolami Benson, a media and public relations strategist with 289,000 Instagram followers, has been dating Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka for nearly six years. The pair are rarely seen together in public, with photographs of them embracing in the stands at the 2022 World Cup in Doha among the few exceptions. Benson, 25, has worked as a senior planning executive for Zenith and has shared posts from her train platform during her commute into central London. Saka does not feature Benson on his own Instagram account.
Lucia Loi and Marcus Rashford
Marcus Rashford asked childhood sweetheart Lucia Loi, who works in public relations and has launched her own clothing label, to join him in Spain to help him settle after he joined Barcelona on loan at the start of the season. Loi, who has 132,000 Instagram followers, is said to have attended a photoshoot with Rashford before his unveiling at the club. The couple split two years earlier, having got engaged a year before that, with a source saying in June 2023 that their relationship had 'run its course' though they remained close friends. Rashford was later photographed on a night out in Miami, Florida, returning to his hotel with a woman at 5am, according to The Sun. Loi and Rashford are now back together, and she is expected to support him in North America this summer.
Katie Goodland and Harry Kane
Katie Goodland, a qualified fitness coach with 294,000 Instagram followers, was a footballer herself before husband Harry Kane became one of England's most capped players. She studied sports science at university and is believed to remain involved in the fitness business while raising the couple's two sons and two daughters. Goodland and Kane met at the age of four at Larkswood Primary School in Chingford, east London, and later attended Chingford Foundation School, whose former pupils also include England captain David Beckham. The couple began dating at 16 and married in June 2019. They now live in Munich but have kept their home in Hertfordshire.
Lauren Fryer and Declan Rice
Lauren Fryer, whose profession is not known, has 113,000 Instagram followers and met Declan Rice, who has just won the Premier League with Arsenal, when they were 17 in south west London. The couple share a son, Jude, born in 2022. Fryer deleted all of her Instagram posts after being body shamed online, and Rice has publicly defended her, describing her as 'realistic, funny, beautiful, and kind' and 'the love of my life'. Fryer attended the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and regularly attends Arsenal matches at the Emirates Stadium. Rice, who is close with former England player Mason Mount from their time together in Chelsea's academy, has said Fryer gets 'worried' about the friendship. "My missus is quite worried," he said. "I'm genuinely being serious. She's quite worried. Oh she's just always, 'You two... you love him more than you love me'. Honestly. We just get it in the neck all the time. But they need to understand the friendship."
Megan Pickford and Jordan Pickford
Megan Pickford holds a degree in Childhood Studies from the University of Sunderland and has also worked as a fashion model, alongside 140,000 Instagram followers. She and goalkeeper Jordan Pickford have been together since she was 14 and he was 16, after meeting at school. The couple share a son, Arlo, born in 2019, and two daughters, Ostara, born in 2023, and Misty, born in 2025. They married in a registry office in Crewe in March 2020, after the Covid pandemic forced them to postpone a planned wedding in the Maldives, with Jordan wearing a baseball cap and ripped jeans and Megan wearing Givenchy studded boots and carrying a Dior handbag. They held their Maldives ceremony in June 2022. Pickford has taken on a 'mother hen' role among the England partners and arranged a pre-match party for the group ahead of England's opening Euros game against Croatia.
Ellie Alderson and Ollie Watkins
Ellie Alderson, an interior designer with 85,000 Instagram followers, married Aston Villa forward Ollie Watkins in May 2025 in France after the pair began dating in 2018. They have two children, Amara May, born in 2021, and Marley, born in 2023, and appeared on the pitch together at Villa Park during Aston Villa's final home game of the season. Alderson, who also sells clothing on Depop, turned 30 shortly before the World Cup began.
Ashlyn Castro and Jude Bellingham
Ashlyn Castro, an influencer with 646,000 Instagram followers, the largest of any England partner, has been linked to Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham since 2024. The 28-year-old American, from Los Angeles, regularly attends Real Madrid matches and was photographed with Bellingham at the Madrid Open earlier this year. She sat with Bellingham's parents, Denise and Mark, who are no longer together, in the family box at the Bernabeu during Madrid's 5-1 win over Red Bull Salzburg in January. Castro has previously been romantically linked to actor Michael B Jordan and NBA players LaMelo Ball and Terance Mann, and is already in North America to support Bellingham at the World Cup.
Mia McClenaghan and Reece James
Chelsea captain Reece James is playing in his first international tournament this summer despite having won 23 caps for England. He has been in a relationship since 2020 with Mia McClenaghan, a software engineer and law graduate who formerly had 22,000 Instagram followers before deleting her account and starting again. McClenaghan is involved in human rights and anti-discrimination campaigns and has appeared regularly on James's Instagram, where he has called her 'the love of my life' and 'my best friend'.
Olivia Stones and John Stones
Olivia Stones runs a beauty business, the Olivia Naylor Clinic and the Brow and Blade Academy, specialising in eyebrows and permanent make-up, and has 41,000 Instagram followers. She married defender John Stones in Ibiza last year in front of 40 close family and friends. The couple have a son, born in 2023, and each also has a child from a previous relationship. Stones's first child, a daughter, was born with childhood sweetheart Millie Savage, whom he began dating at age 12 before their 'devastating' break-up in November 2018. John Stones earned hundreds of thousands of pounds a week at Manchester City over the past decade and is currently a free agent. Olivia Stones is also involved with the Moosh children's clothing brand.
Olivia Kate Parvia and Elliot Anderson
Olivia Kate Parvia, a paralegal with 447 Instagram followers, graduated from the University of Sunderland in 2024 with a law degree and now works at Gunnercooke. She supports 23-year-old Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson, who could be set for a move to Manchester City this summer in a deal reported to exceed £100 million. Parvia has been seen on the pitch with Anderson in Nottingham.