Spain once again won the Euros after beating England 2-1 in the Euro 2024 final – but players soon found found comfort in the arms of their WAGs and families following the devastating blow. After a decent showing from the Three Lions in the first half, Gareth Southgate made a risky decision at the hour mark, taking off captain Harry Kane and replacing him with semi-final hero Ollie Watkins. Seemingly reinvigorated, the shift brought England neck-and-neck with Spain with 17 minutes remaining when a low shot from substitute Cole Palmer brought fans across the country to their feet.
A tense game that seemed fated to go to extra time followed, but English hearts were soon shattered when Spain’s Mikel Oyarzabal managed to turn Marc Cucurella’s cross into a goal. As England suffered yet another European Championship heartbreak , the team was left understandably devastated, leading to high emotions on the pitch as players fell to their knees and even fought to hold in their tears in some cases. Ollie Watkins’ partner, Ellie Alderson , looked visibly distressed as she processed the news, but was soon spotted embracing her partner tightly.
Watkins was among those who were clearly emotional after the match, the defeat all the more crushing after his heroism in the last match. John Stones’ girlfriend Olivia Naylor also appeared dejected, along with Tolami Benson (who has been hailed as the future of WAGs ), Bukayo Saka’s partner. Anouska Santos, Luke Shaw’s partner, attemp.
