Former Republic of Ireland international Roy Keane has slammed WAGs for their ‘ridiculous’ behaviour at the World Cup, including England’s in last Wednesday’s World Cup win over Croatia
Manchester United icon Roy Keane has criticised England’s WAGs for donning shirts with their partners’ surnames on during the Three Lions match against Croatia.
As is often the case, wives and girlfriends of the England stars have jetted out to the United States to support the team in this summer’s World Cup. However, Keane was taken aback that some WAGs were sporting England kits with their partner’s name on the back, with Jude Bellingham’s girlfriend Ashlyn Castro one of those wearing a Three Lions top.
Not all of the WAGs followed suit, but the United legend, who is in the States for punditry duty, was left fuming. When asked by his former team-mate Gary Neville what he’d consign to Room 101 – effectively ending its existence – Keane told The Overlap: “Oh, the jersey? The World Cup, when all the players’ wives and families are going to the match, all the wives are in the jerseys with the players’ names on the back, wow.
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“Children is fine, but the wives and partners wearing their jerseys, with their name on the back, wow.”
There was an awkward silence in the room from his fellow podcast hosts, with co-host Ian Wright coming to the WAGs’ defence. Wright said: “I don’t mind that.”
Keane replied: “You not with me on that? A year later they are separated, most of them. And they’re all getting pictures, and they’re pointing at a Jimmy or Johnny on the back, wow. We know who you are married to.”
His remark left Wright and Neville in hysterics, as they burst into laughter, before he continued: “Children is fine, the partners is ridiculous. All sitting in the same family section, I’ve got my jersey, have you got yours? I’m not having it.
“I don’t mind it Roy,” Wright then said. “Her husband is playing and she’s proud of him and she wants to wear his shirt it seems as simple as that.”
But Keane remained unconvinced. He said: “They only do it at the World Cup, you don’t see it at Old Trafford or Anfield every week.
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“So what’s with the World Cup? Imagine a woman going, ‘I’m going to put a football jersey on today with my husband’s name on the back.'”
Harry Kane, Bellingham and Jordan Pickford were seen in the stands with their WAGs following the 4-2 victory over Croatia.
Thomas Tuchel has ditched one of Gareth Southgate’s key policies for the tournament, permitting the wives and girlfriends of his squad into their World Cup training headquarters.
It marks a sharp contrast from how England camps operated under his predecessor during the competition’s second week.