Roy Keane has criticised World Cup WAGs for wearing shirts with their husbands’ names on.
As is tradition, the partners and wives of England’s football team have been out in the United States in support of their other halves as they look to win a major international tournament for the first time since 1966.
The likes of Megan Pickford and Ashlyn Castro have been spotted in the stands cheered on Harry Kane and Co, with some of them opting to wear their country’s colours.
But that’s not something that has gone down well with Keane. Speaking on The Overlap, the former Manchester United and Ireland midfielder raised eyebrows as he criticised the WAGs for their choice of fashion.
When asked by Gary Neville what he would want to put in Room 101 – meaning it would no longer exist, Keane said: ‘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.
‘Children is fine, but the wives and partners wearing their jerseys, with their name on the back, wow.’
Roy Keane has criticised World Cup WAGs for wearing shirts with their husbands’ names on
A number of England WAGs didn’t wear Three Lions shirts during the side’s game on Tuesday
And awkward silence followed, before co-host Ian Wright argued: ‘I don’t mind that.’
Keane continued: ‘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 quip left Wright and Gary Neville in stitches, and he added: ‘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.’
Wright opted to fight the other side of the argument. He said: ‘I don’t mind it Roy. Her husband is playing and she’s proud of him and she wants to wear his shirt it seems as simple as that.’
Keane responded: ‘They only do it at the World Cup, You don’t see it at Old Trafford or Anfield every week. 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”.’
Those cheering England to a 4–2 win over Croatia at Dallas Stadium on Wednesday were later joined by several WAGs, who flew in from Miami where the players’ families are based.
Among them were John Stones’ wife Olivia, Ollie Watkins’ partner Ellie, and Jude Bellingham’s girlfriend Castro, all of whom took to social media to share their experiences.
Contrary to Keane’s view, a number of the WAGs did not have England shirts on. Megan embraced Dallas style, donning a denim cowboy hat featuring her husband’s shirt number, but a white vest top.
Ashlyn Castro, girlfriend of Jude Bellingham, did wear a Three Lions strip as she cheers on her other half
At the final whistle, fans erupted into a rousing rendition of Football’s Coming Home and serenaded the team with Oasis’s Wonderwall.
Once the match ended, many players went into the stands to spend time with their wives and girlfriends.
Harry Kane, Bellingham and Jordan Pickford were all pictured celebrating the victory with kisses for their partners.
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