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Meet the play-off final Wags of Leeds and Southampton, from a Polish beauty to a former star of PSV


FOR Leeds and Southampton it’s the biggest game of the season.

The two titans of the Championship go head-to-head at Wembley Stadium on Sunday – with a place in the Premier League at stake.

Michaela Ireland will be keeping a close eye on the Championship play-off final
Gorgeous Michaela has modelled for Pretty Little Thing and Missy Empire
Patrick Bamford and Michaela got engaged in 2022 and live the jet-set lifestyle

Both clubs are looking to go straight back up at the first time of asking.

The Whites and the Saints were heartbreakingly relegated last season, but were aided by the Prem’s parachute payment to keep hold of most of their stars.

Cheering the sides on will be the player’s Wags.

From a former PSV star to a Polish beauty who supported her beau at the World Cup in Qatar, here are Leeds and Southampton’s glam partners.

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Michaela Ireland

Stunning Michaela is a model and long-term partner of Patrick Bamford.

They got engaged in 2022, after Bamford dropped down on one knee to propose.

The loved-up pair were already proud parents to baby daughter, Emilia before announcing they were set to wed.

It is believed they met in 2018, when he was on loan at Chelsea.

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She has appeared in campaigns for Pretty Little Thing and Missy Empire.

Julia Bednarek

Jan and Julia Bednarek’s love affair was a very modern one. The pair first got chatting on social media.

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“Janek and I met on the Internet. He wrote to me on Snapchat and that’s how it started,” she told Super Express.

“We started texting each other every day, then we talked on FaceTime, because Janek was in England and I was in Poland. It was hard to meet.

“And the first time I saw him live was at the Poland-Kazakhstan match, where I first met his managers, then Janek’s parents and then him!

“There was an immediate spark and we knew we were made for each other. There is no greater love.”

Glam Julia Bednarek met her footballer beau on social media after they Snapchatted each other
Polish beauty Julia cheered on her husband at the World Cup in Qatar
Jan Bednarek married Julia in 2022 after they met in a very modern circumstance onlineCredit: Instagram @juuulencja

Naomi Pattiwaell

For Joel Piroe and missus Naomi football must be the hot topic of the household.

Because even though Piroe is doing his best to fire Leeds back to the Premier League, his missus can always give him a few pointers on his game.

She is a former PSV women’s footballer, who starred as a forward for the Dutch club from 2018-2022.

After moving to Twente, she took time out to have a baby in 2023.

Joel Piroe and his partner Naomi Pattiwaell must talk a lot about footballCredit: Instagram @naomipattiwaell
Pattiwael is a women’s pro in her homeland and played for PSV and the Netherlands
Pattiwael has taken time out of the game to have a baby with Leeds goal-getter Piroe

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Sofia Lepore

Italian stunner Sofia is the girlfriend of Saints midfielder Will Smallbone.

She graduated from Birmingham University in 2022 with a Batchelor of Arts degree in Political Science & International Relations.

But since then her life has been a whirlwind of fun, with her Instagram account offering a hint of the lifestyle she leads.

Fancy holidays in Ibiza, Santorini, Dubai and the South of France feature among many.

While in Saint-Tropez, she also dined at the exclusive Dior restaurant.

Will Smallbone’s Italian partner Sofia Lepore is a Political Science & International Relations gradCredit: Instagram @sofia_lepore
Will Smallbone’s partner Sofia enjoys glam holidays to luxurious destinations
When in Saint-Tropez, gorgeous Sofia dined at the exclusive Dior restaurant

Summer Godbold

Gorgeous blonde Summer jumped onto the pitch at St Mary’s to celebrate beau, Flynn Downes’ achievements at getting to Wembley.

She posted the moment online revealing how proud she was off him.

Summer welcomes the Wag lifestyle with open arms – showing off her fancy breaks away to places including Dubai, Paris and Rhodes on her social media.

And she isn’t afraid to share snaps of her amazing bikini body to her followers online, regularly posing in designer swimwear for the camera.

Summer Godbold has welcomed the Wag lifestyle with open arms and is decked out in designer wearCredit: Instagram @summerjadegodbold
Blonde stunner Summer helped boyfriend Flynn Downes celebrate Southampton’s win over WBA

Ria Hughes

Leeds ace Dan James whisked Ria off to Mykonos in the summer of 2022 to pop the question.

The Welsh winger pulled out at the stops to make the occasion special with an all-white ceremony behind the backdrop of ‘MARRY ME’ in large letters.

The surrounding ocean and hedonistic hilltops only added to the romance of the occasion.

They welcomed a son together in 2021, soon after James completed a £25m move to Man Utd.

She is reportedly a fitness instructor.

Welsh Wag Ria Hughes is believed to be a fitness instructorCredit: Facebook
Dan James whisked Ria Hughes off to Mykonos in 2022, where he popped the question

Flora Jones

Flora is the rock who supported Southampton winger David Brooks through his cancer battle.

She was with him every step of the way as he received treatment for stage-two Hodgkin lymphoma, taking him to his appointments and sitting by his bedside as he received chemotherapy.

Brooks even labelled her his “24-hour nurse” as he began his recovery journey.

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Last year, the pair got engaged in Mauritius – a moment he shared on Instagram.

He wrote: “Special night with a very special girl ❤️ fiancé and wife to be 💍❤️”

David Brooks is indebted to missus Flora Jones, who supported him through his cancer battle
Brooks and Flora got engaged in Mauritius – with their romance enjoying a happy endingCredit: Instagram @db_36


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