Miss Italia & Co: Spicy details about the football stars

Three children, one birthday: April 8th will definitely be the lucky day for France striker Antoine Griezmann and his wife Erika Choperena. All three of the couple's children have their birthdays on this day - but in different years. Mia was born in 2016, Amaro in 2019 and Alba in 2021. "A day we will never forget, April 8th is definitely our date," Choperena wrote on her Instagram account alongside a photo of Alba's birth a few months ago.

A Grand Prix participant: Edurne García Almagro is in a relationship with Spain goalkeeper David De Gea - and took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015. Almagro – model, TV presenter and singer – performed the song “Amanecer” in her national language. However, the result was disappointing, with Spain only making it to 21st place. De Gea and Almagro are now parents to a little girl named Yanay.

Pregnant support: Swiss national striker Haris Seferovic is also likely to be lucky soon. He can rely on the support of his two biggest fans at the European Football Championship. Or three. Wife Amina and two-year-old daughter Inaya travel behind the national team on their sensational triumph at the EURO. And this despite Seferovic's wife being pregnant. When asked if she needed some rest, Amina Seferovic said View : “Well, above all, when you’re pregnant you need what’s good for you. I am a very energetic and persistent person. During the entire pandemic, we were basically just at home. So far we haven't really been able to do anything with our daughter. It’s good for me to finally get out and experience something special with Inaya.”

“T” for... Thessa – or Teddy : Thessa, Manuel Locatelli's girlfriend, became particularly famous during this European Championship. After his two goals in the 3-0 win against Switzerland, Italy's midfielder showed a "T" into the camera and then said: "The T for Thessa, my girlfriend, and for Teddy, my dog, who is unfortunately no longer alive." Your comment about this on Instagram: “Without words” with a heart smiley and “Did that really happen?”

Manuel Locatelli showed a “T” into the camera. © APA/afp / RICCARDO ANTIMIANI

Miss Italy: .... was Rachele Risaliti in 2016. The model is the girlfriend of Gaetani Castrovilli (the Fiorentina midfielder has not yet played for the Azzurri during the European Championship) and has already cheered him on live in the stadium in Rome. But Risaliti is not just an ex-Miss and player's wife - she also founded her own jewelry label.

Grandma Val would be proud: In the first European Championship game against Croatia, Englishman Kalvin Phillips played really well. “Grandma Val is looking down with the biggest smile,” wrote former striker Ian Wright on Twitter, and many others wrote similar things. Phillips' grandmother, who helped raise him, has become a cult figure with her brash and warm demeanor in a documentary about Phillips' club Leeds United. She died in February. In the game against Germany, Phillips honored her by wearing the words “Granny Val” on his shoes.

Cheering in the wrong place: The European Championship got off to a particularly bad start for Germany defender Mats Hummels. In the first round game against France he put the ball into his own net. However, his three-year-old son was happy. “He thinks: ball in the net is always right. I heard that he was cheering. “I’ll probably have to teach him that,” said Hummels Bild-Zeitung . After the DFB team was eliminated, the little one was also sad, as can be seen in a photo that Hummels' wife Cathy posted on Instagram. But she also wrote, “Superfan Ludwig will cheer you on until the next title is out.”

Number two on Instagram: It's logical that most professional soccer players have significantly more followers on social media than their partners. However, this is much more difficult to achieve if you are in a relationship with an internationally known model. German national goalkeeper Kevin Trapp has around 1,7 million subscribers on Instagram. However, around 4,6 million users have subscribed to the account of his girlfriend, the Brazilian model Izabel Goulart.

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Miss Italia & Co: Spicy details about the football stars

Three children with birthdays on the same day, pregnant support and an ESC participant as a friend: There is plenty to talk about about the European Championship football stars – even off the pitch. Eight personal anecdotes.

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