PATRICK Vieira was sacked as manager of Crystal Palace after a run of 12 games without a win in March 2023.
Vieira’s Selhurst park dismissal means he will now have more time to spend with his family. This is what we know about his wife Cheryl.
Who is Patrick Vieira’s wife Cheryl Plaza Vieira?
Cheryl Plaza Vieira is the wife of former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira.
She was born in 1968 in Trinidad and Tobago to parents Cecil Blackman and Marcelline Wilma Plaza.
Cheryl and Patrick met in 1998, during his early years at the London club.
He was just 24 at the time.
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Cheryl is eight years older than her husband, and had been married twice before meeting him.
Her first marriage was to grocer’s son Naseem Mohammed but ended in divorce before she wed second husband Desmond Campbell, a telecoms engineer and sports fan.
Cheryl worked at the Treasury in London before giving it up to live with French World Cup winner, Vieira.
She learnt French at the Berlitz language school in London.
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The couple were first pictured together as Vieira and the France team celebrated winning the European Championship in 2000.
When did they get married and do they have any children?
The pair married in 2005, the same year the Frenchman left Arsenal for Juventus.
They have one child together, a daughter named Cheries.
Vieira is known to keep his family life private, with very little information known about his daughter.
What is Patrick Vieira’s net worth?
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Vieira has a net worth of over £27million.
Vieira was reportedly earning £4million a year while at Crystal Palace, after signing at the start of the 2021/22 season.
His final contract at Arsenal, signed in August 2003 before their invincible season, was reportedly worth £72,000 a week.
He made 279 appearances for the Gunners before a €20million (£14m) transfer to Italian champions Juventus.
He only stayed one season before moving to Inter Milan in a €9.5m (£6.5m) deal.
He played 67 games for the Italian club before returning to England at Manchester City for the 2010/2011 season.
He retired from football in 2011 but stayed on at City as Football Development Executive.
In 2015, he signed up as head coach at New York City FC, reportedly becoming the highest paid in the MLS.
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From there he moved to head up Ligue 1 side Nice in 2018, before his appointment as Palace boss.
Vieira had a £4million a year contract with the Premier League club.
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