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The Club World Cup will get underway when Al Ahly take on hosts Inter Miami in the early hours of Sunday morning UK time.
In the first 32-team format of the competition, the winner will walk away with a whopping $125m (£91.89m), with $1bn (£735m) of prize money being distributed to the 32 participating clubs, according to FIFA.
Two teams from England – Chelsea and Manchester City – will be competing against the very best from around the globe including Real Madrid and recent Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain.
Elsewhere, Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami will be involved from North America, while clubs from the likes of Asia, Africa and South America will also feature.
A total of 12 stadiums from across the USA will host the clash of the world’s best sides. A number of their players will have their wives and girlfriends in attendance but others are not due to travel to the tournament to support their partners.
So who are the WAGs of Club World Cup stars?
Maya Jama this year began a relationship with Manchester City star Ruben Dias
The Club World Cup will kick off in the early hours of Sunday morning, with Inter Miami in action against Al-Ahly
Wives and girlfriends of the stars involved – including Lionel Messi’s wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, will be cheering their partners on
Maya Jama – girlfriend of Ruben Dias
Maya Jama and Ruben Dias have reportedly been dating each other for the last few months.
Ruben Dias, who joined Manchester City in 2020 for around £57m, was previously with Portuguese singer April Ivy.
Jama shared their recent trip to the Amalfi Coast on her Instagram where the pair enjoyed the luxury of the Italian coastline.
The Love Island presenter and TV personality, 30, has been spotted at City’s games since starting a relationship with Dias but, despite being being in the honeymoon phase of their relationship, Jama will not be supporting her boyfriend at the Club World Cup.
Jama is currently hosting the new series of Love Island in Mallorca, but will be cheering on her beau from afar.
Jama has reportedly been dating Manchester City star Ruben Dias for a few months
However, she will not be supporting him at the Club World Cup as she is hosting Love Island
The pair recently enjoyed a trip to the Amalfi Coast and have gone public with their romance
Isabel Haugseng Johansen – girlfriend of Erling Haaland
Another partner who will not be present at the tournament is Erling Haaland’s girlfriend Isabel Haugseng Johansen.
The Norwegian has been winning on-and-off the pitch as him and Haugseng Johansen welcomed their first baby in December 2024.
She will be at home with the baby, rooting for the striker from across the pond as Manchester City aim to finish an underwhelming campaign with a trophy.
Isabel Haugseng Johansen – partner of Erling Haaland – will also not be at the tournament
Isabel will be cheering on Haaland from afar as she stays at home with the couple’s newborn
Connie Grace – girlfriend of Cole Palmer
Former Manchester City player Cole Palmer will be competing in a darker shade of blue in the Club World Cup with Chelsea as his girlfriend Connie Grace supports him from the stands.
Manchester through and through, the 23-year-old runs a nail salon in the city as well as being an influencer.
A private couple, the pair first met through mutual friends when they were 17, as Connie revealed on the Amazon Prime documentary ‘England’s Lions: A New Generation’.
She said: ‘Cole now is still the same Cole that I met when I was 17. Obviously, he’s changed, he’s grown up, and his life now is completely different, but he’s still the same boy, he’s still laid-back Cole. Cole will adapt to whatever situation he’s in.’
Connie Grace – girlfriend of Chelsea’s Cole Palmer – is expected to be in the States to support her man
The 23-year-old runs a nail salon in Manchester, as well as being an influencer
Connie said of Cole: ‘Cole now is still the same Cole that I met when I was 17’
Aine May Kennedy – girlfriend of Conor Gallagher
Compatriot and former Chelsea team-mate Conor Gallagher will be featuring at the tournament for Spanish giants Atletico Madrid.
He could be supported by Irish model girlfriend Aine May Kennedy who both saw and met Ed Sheeran at his concert at Atletico Madrid’s Wanda Metropolitano.
The duo have been together since they were teenagers with Kennedy making the move with Gallagher to the Spanish capital at the start of the 2024-25 season.
Conor Gallagher could be supported by Irish model girlfriend Aine May Kennedy
The duo have been together since they were teenagers with Kennedy making the move with Gallagher to Atletico
Ashlyn Castro – girlfriend of Jude Bellingham
Another Englishman living in Madrid, Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham is shacked up with American influencer and model Ashlyn Castro.
Castro has previously dated US basketball colossus Terance Mann and has also been linked to A-listers such as Michael B. Jordan.
The 27-year-old has been seen numerous times cheering her man on at the Bernabeu alongside Bellingham’s Mum Denise and was also in the stands for England’s drab 1-0 win over Andorra in Barcelona last week.
Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham is shacked up with American influencer and model Ashlyn Castro
The 27-year-old has been seen numerous times cheering her man on at the Bernabeu
Castro has previously dated US basketball colossus Terance Mann and is one of Bellingham’s biggest supporters
Gabriely Miranda – wife of Endrick
Teenage Brazilian star Endrick shares the pitch with Bellingham and will feature under Xabi Alonso for Real Madrid at the Club World Cup.
His partner Gabriely Miranda will also likely be there as the she graces the United States.
The 23-year-old model is five years Endrick’s senior, but the two are very serious about their relationship with a reported husband and wife contract where they must say ‘I love you’ no matter the situation, according to The Sun.
Real Madrid star Endrick, 18, married Gabriely Miranda, 23, last year and could be cheered on by his partner during the competition
Miranda is five years Endrick’s senior, but the two are very serious about their relationship
They have a reported husband and wife contract where they must say ‘I love you’ no matter the situation
Antonela Roccuzzo – wife of Lionel Messi
Once a wonderkid now arguably the greatest player of all-time, Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami will be hosting the Club World Cup and his childhood sweetheart Antonela Roccuzzo will be there to watch it all.
Mother to Thiago, 12, Mateo, 9 and Ciro, 7, the 37-year-old has been there every step of the way during the Argentine’s career.
Roccuzzo has embraced the American lifestyle after years in Europe and will be cheering her husband on as he aims to add to his illustrious career.
Messi’s wife and childhood sweetheart Antonela Roccuzzo will be there to watch the tournament in the States
Roccuzzo is the mother of Thiago, 12, Mateo, 9 and Ciro, 7, – sharing three children with Messi
Roccuzzo has embraced the American lifestyle after years in Europe
Sofia Balbi – wife of Luis Suarez
Inter Miami team-mate Luis Suarez followed in Messi’s footsteps to Miami in January 2024 after a long stint in Spain with this wife Sofia Balbi accompanying him.
The 34-year-old has known Suarez since they were teenagers, coming from very different backgrounds due to her affluent upbringing.
The pair have gone from strength to strength and have three children: Delfina, Benjamin and Lautaro.
Luis Suarez’s wife, Sofia Balbi accompanied him to the States after he followed Messi in January 2024
The 34-year-old has known Suarez since they were teenagers, having come from a very different background
The pair have gone from strength to strength and have three children: Delfina, Benjamin and Lautaro.
Catherine Harding – wife of Jorginho
Changing the red and white of Arsenal for the red and black of Flamengo, Jorginho will likely be making his debut for the Brazilian side during the tournament.
Jorginho and his wife Catherin Harding got married in Italy just two weeks before the start of the World Cup as they brace for a new life in South America.
Singer Harding has a child with actor Jude Law from her previous relationship but rose to prominence in the footballing world following Amazon Prime’s ‘Married to the Game’ series.
Jorginho and Catherin Harding will be at the Club World Cup after the midfielder swapped Arsenal for Flamengo
The couple got married in Italy just two weeks before the start of the World Cup as they brace for a new life in South America
Singer Harding has a child with actor Jude Law from her previous relationship but rose to prominence in the footballing world
Marc Cucurella has enjoyed his best season in a Chelsea shirt in the 2024-25 campaign and will be looking to claim another trophy in the Club World Cup
Wife Claudia Rodriguez could be flying over to the USA to back her husband
Claudia Rodriguez – wife of Marc Cucurella
Euro 2024 winner Marc Cucurella has enjoyed his best season in a Chelsea shirt in the 2024-25 campaign and will be looking to claim another trophy in the Club World Cup.
Wife Claudia Rodriguez could be flying over to the USA to back her husband, the couple parents to three kids.
The Spaniard’s social media reflects her love for London, often jetting to various countries around the world when she has the time.
The couple have also opened up on the ‘Married to the Game’ documentary about the challenges they’ve faced raising their autistic child.
