As glamorous as the modern generation of WAGs undoubtedly are, they certainly have some big - and expensive - shoes to fill. Over in Germany, the likes of Dani Dyer , Megan Pickford and Tolami Benson are bringing back some of the early '00s glamour of their legendary predecessors. Nothing can quite match the original iconic era of WAGs however, which brought eye-popping antics beyond anything dreamt up in ITV cult hit Footballers' Wives.
The diva behaviour from the stands of the 2006 World Cup in Germany have gone down in history, and even led to the naughty wives and girlfriends getting barred from the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. As the tension heats up on and off the pitch at Euro 2024, the Mirror takes a look at the trailblazing WAGs who've come before..
. Seven years into her marriage with the England captain David Beckham , Victoria was the Queen of the WAGs. With her fake boobs, fake hair and a fake tan, the then-32-year-old set the fashion agenda for the rest of the brigade, mentoring newbie Cheryl in how to provide stylish support from the stands.
Becks quit as captain that same year after England were knocked out by Portugal on penalties in the quarter finals before retiring from the the beautiful game for good in 2013, bringing to a close VB's WAG reign. But by that point she had already moved on, ditching the fake tan and getting her breast implants removed. "I don’t wear fake tan anymore," Victoria, 50, declared in 2013.
"Sometimes I’ve been turned orange b.
