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    Shakira and Gerard Pique keep awkward distance as they cheer on son Milan, 9, at baseball game after pair’s bitter split

    POP STAR Shakira and footballer ex-boyfriend Gerard Pique sat at a safe distance as they watched their son play baseball.The celebrity former couple headed separately to the Spanish city of Valencia to cheer on nine-year-old Milan.
    Shakira looked stylish as she watched son Milan play baseballCredit: Splash
    Gerard Pique tried to go under the radar in a cap and sunglassesCredit: Splash
    Shakira and Pique sat apart in the standsCredit: Splash
    Shakira was joined by seven-year-old son SashaCredit: Splash
    Barcelona defender Pique, 35, and Shakira split back in June after 12 years together following reports from Spanish press that the footy ace had been unfaithful to the Hips Don’t Lie singer.
    For the sake of Milan and their other son Sasha, seven, it’s claimed the pair are trying to stay friends.
    Yet they decided to sit awkwardly away from each other as they watched Milan in action.
    Shakira, 45, donned a stylish denim jacket and white bucket hat for the game.
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    Pique meanwhile wore a T-shirt bearing the name of Milan’s baseball team, plus a pair of sunglasses and a white cap as he tried to stay lowkey.
    The pair have now been spotted watching Milan play baseball three times since splitting.
    Pique appeared glum as he sat with his face in his handCredit: Splash
    Pique sat on his own as he watched his son in actionCredit: Splash
    Shakira was seen walking alongside a palCredit: Splash
    And on all three occasions the former couple have kept their distance from each other and sat apart.
    This time youngest son Sasha was snapped on Shakira’s lap and wrapping his arms around Pique’s shoulders.
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    While the ex-couple stayed apart, the youngster went from one to the other in the stands with big brother Milan was in action.
    Hitmaker Shakira has recently opened up about her break-up with World Cup winning defender Pique.
    In the aftermath of their split Shakira has spoke about their children being her “medicine” and said writing music is like her “therapy” during her “darkest times”.
    They first met in 2010 while filming the music video for her World Cup song Waka Waka and got together soon after, but never married.
    Pique wasted no time in moving on and began dating 23-year-old PR student Clara Chia Marti in August, as exclusively revealed by SunSport.
    His former Spain team-mate, Iker Casillas, furiously denied he had began dating Shakira last month.
    Shakira headed to watch son Milan in action just days after it emerged she faces legal woes over a £13m tax fraud case.
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    She was accused on September 29th of defrauding the Spanish treasury out of millions over a three-year period when she claimed she wasn’t resident in Spain.
    Shakira has denied the six different charges, but faces up to eight years in prison if found guilty.
    Shakira and Pique were together for 12 years but never marriedCredit: Getty
    The couple first met in 2010Credit: Getty
    Spanish reports claimed Pique had been unfaithful to the Waka Waka singerCredit: Getty
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    Francesco Totti goes public with stunning new girlfriend Noemi Bocchi after splitting from wife of 17 years Ilary Blasi

    ITALIAN football legend Francesco Totti has made his new relationship public following his split from his ex Ilary Blasi. Roma icon Totti, 46, is now dating Noemi Bocchi but he was married to Italian model and TV presenter Blasi for 17 years – before parting ways in July.
    Francesco Totti and Noemi Bocchi made the front cover of a leading Italian celebrity magazineCredit: Diva magazine
    Francesco Totti with his estranged wife Ilary BlasiCredit: Getty
    Ilary Blasi has been accused of cheating by Francesco TottiCredit: Rex
    The couple had three children together but their marriage fell apart when the Serie A legend claimed his wife was not there when he “needed her most”.
    The ex-footballer’s father had passed away due to Covid-19 and he has admitted he struggled to deal with it mentally.
    Totti also claims he found evidence of her having an alleged affair when looking to her phone.
    The Roma legend has already moved on though and photos have emerged of him with his new girlfriend.
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    Italian magazine Diva e Donna published snaps of them together just prior to Totti’s divorce battle getting underway in court.
    The 2006 World Cup winner and Bocchi were seen outside a restaurant called L’isola del Pescatore.
    He was apparently out for a surprise birthday party organised by his new girlfriend with close friends and Totti’s children invited.
    This is reportedly the place he had asked Blasi to marry him in the early 2000s.
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    Tensions between Blasi and Totti had been rising through the years after a story emerged in 2020 where Totti said he nearly broke up with his wife after she brought home a hairless cat.
    Totti was a one club man in his playing days featuring an incredible 785 times for Roma.
    He scored 307 goals for the club in his 25-year career helping them win one Serie A title and two Coppa Italia trophies. More

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    Ex-England ace Jermain Defoe begged nurse for sex – just one month after £200K wedding to wife Donna Tierney

    EX-ENGLAND footie star Jermain Defoe messaged a nurse begging for sex just days after marrying Donna Tierney.Defoe, 39, now a TV pundit, tried to lure the woman for a romp in his Range Rover.
    Jermain Defoe is accused of attempting to arrange a hook-up weeks after getting married to Donna TierneyCredit: instagram
    Former England striker Defoe contacted the woman via InstagramCredit: Getty
    Jermain asked the 40-year-old mum for a romp in his Range RoverCredit: instagram
    Now a youth academy coach and ambassador for Spurs, the former Three Lions ace began contacting the 40-year-old mum in July.
    On June 4, Spurs hero Defoe, 39, wed Donna Tierney, 40, at stately home Cliveden House, Berks, in a £200,000 ceremony ­featured on the front page of OK! magazine.
    In the glossy magazine, he said: “This is my future, this is forever, this is the person I want to spend the rest of my life with.”
    The event, attended by a clutch of former England stars including Ledley King and Shaun Wright-Phillips, was featured across 14 pages of the June 27 issue.
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    But on July 14, Defoe began messaging the woman, who we are not naming, via ­Instagram and later tried to arrange a meet-up.
     She said: “I’d met ­Jermain years ago in a bar, but nothing happened.
    “We stayed in touch a bit over WhatsApp but I hadn’t spoken to him for ages.
    “Then he started messaging me on Instagram in July. He was desperate to meet me and we flirted a lot.
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    “But ultimately, he wasn’t very charming — he clearly only had one thing in his mind.
    “Then, when I realised he was married, I didn’t want it to go any further.
    “It wouldn’t have been fair on his wife. Who on Earth does that so soon after vowing to spend the rest of their life with someone?
    “I suppose I felt he was the powerful one, the famous and wealthy former footballer.
    “Our messages were a bit of fun at the time, but there was no point in carrying it on.
    “I felt like I was wasting my time and once I realised he had a wife, I didn’t want to continue speaking to him.
    “It’s not right. I feel really bad about it all.”
    On June 21, Defoe gleefully declared on Instagram how ­“dedicating my whole life” to Donna was “one of the easiest things I’ve ever done”.
    Jermain Defoe’s wedding to Donna Tierney was the front page of OK! magazine
    He shared a mock-up of the cover of OK! showing the couple at their luxury Cliveden House wedding — scene of the Profumo sex scandal and where Meghan stayed on the eve of marrying Prince Harry.
    Defoe thanked the glossy mag for “showcasing our special day” and excitedly told his 563,000 followers the “full copy is out now”.
    In his chat with the magazine Defoe told how he had finally found “the right one” in his new partner.
    Beauty therapist Donna spoke of pals talking about “how special” Defoe’s wedding speech was, and that it “showed how much he appreciates me”.
    Ironically, he first “met” Donna several years ago by ‘liking’ her pictures on social media — in a similar way to his latest pursuit.
    After the wedding, the couple went on honeymoon to the Maldives.
    Jermain Defoe and new wife Donna Defoe posed at Wimbledon after their honeymoonCredit: instagram
    On July 6, the newlyweds posed outside Wimbledon’s Centre Court, with the ace boasting on Instagram: “Really enjoyed watching the tennis today at ­Wimbledon with my wife @Donna_Defoe.”
    But in his messages with the woman, which began eight days later, he called her “babe” in voice notes and asked to meet up.
    On August 19, he told her he wanted to romp with her in the back of his Range Rover.
    Defoe met wife Donna in January 2021 when she asked him for a signed football shirt for a charity do.
    The pair hit it off and Defoe proposed at a top Glasgow hotel seven months later.
    He spelled out “Marry Me” with lights in their penthouse suite, which he decorated with heart-shaped balloons and rose petals, and got down on one knee.
    The pair chose the swanky 376-acre Cliveden House for a three-day wedding extravaganza, after Defoe read Meghan had stayed there.
    He wore a three-piece off-white suit, black trousers and a bow tie, and said his “eyes just started welling up” when he saw Donna approaching the altar.
    Among their 360 guests were Defoe’s pals Ledley King, Shaun Wright-Phillips and Carlton Cole.
    Their first dance was to Luther Vandross’s Always And Forever. The celebrations lasted until 7am and included fire-eaters, flamethrowers, a Caribbean buffet and a makeshift nightclub.
    Last Wednesday, Defoe — who scored 20 goals in his 50 caps for England — was at Wembley for Channel 4’s coverage of the Three Lions,  alongside host Jules Breach, and ex-players Joe Cole and Thomas Hitzlsperger.
    Defoe, known for his charity work, has previously been dogged by cheating rumours — including on his singer ex Alexandra Burke.
    He was also accused in 2017 of causing the break-up of radio presenter Ben Weston’s marriage, months after he bought a hot tub from his saleswoman wife Sally.
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    Defoe denied any wrongdoing.
    His agents were approached for comment on the latest claims.
    Jermain Defoe was a TV pundit for the England v Germany game this past weekCredit: Channel 4Goalden career of OBE aceJERMAIN Defoe scored 227 goals in 624 club matches in a 23-year career.

    The prolific striker also found the net 20 times in 57 England matches.
    One of his goals for the Three Lions was at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa against Slovenia.
    Defoe played for seven clubs — West Ham, Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth, Toronto FC, Sunderland, Bournemouth and Rangers.He finally hung up his boots in March of this year.
    Defoe had his most fruitful days during two spells at Spurs — scoring 143 goals.
    He was awarded an OBE in 2018 for his charitable work with the Jermain Defoe Foundation. More

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    Jack Grealish’s stunning girlfriend Sasha Attwood shares snaps with fellow England Wag and Man City star’s sister

    JACK GREALISH’S stunning girlfriend Sasha Attwood took to Instagram to show off a selection of snaps from recent weeks.The 26-year-old model uploaded pics of herself alongside Jordan Pickord’s wife, Megan, 26, and Grealish’s sister Kiera, 21.
    Sasha Attwood treated her 146,000 Instagram followers to a selection of snapsCredit: Instagram @sasha__rebecca
    Sasha posed alongside Jordan Pickford’s wife Megan in one of the photosCredit: Instagram @sasha__rebecca
    Sasha posted a snap of her and Jack Grealish’s sister, KieraCredit: Instagram @sasha__rebecca
    Sasha showed off a Prada dressing gownCredit: https://www.instagram.com/sasha__rebecca/?hl=en
    Sasha treated fans to an insight of her hectic lifestyle with an Instagram photo dump.
    She posted a selection of selfies, as well as other shots of her alongside various pals and her pet pooch.
    The model and influencer posed in an red, orange and yellow sunset-style dress in the picture alongside fellow England wag Megan.
    In another Sasha showed off a sleek designer dressing gown by luxury brand Prada.
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    Sasha is currently away in Paris for fashion week with cosmetics company L’Oreal.
    Posting a video of the French city to her Insta story, Sasha wrote: “Back in one of my fave places for an exciting few days.”
    She has headed across the channel after being spotted dropping Grealish off at Manchester City training on Thursday.
    Sasha was pictured dropping her 27-year-old partner off in an £80,000 Range Rover, before filling the motor up with petrol at Asda.
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    Grealish then drove into training himself yesterday behind the wheel of the same car.
    The England star was banned from driving for nine months after being found guilty of careless driving back in 2020.
    He was also fined £82,000.
    Grealish and Sasha are childhood sweethearts, first meeting when they were at school and getting together when they were just 16-years-old.
    The model beamed in a picture of her and her pet poochCredit: Instagram @sasha__rebecca
    Sasha posted other photos of her and her friendsCredit: Instagram @sasha__rebecca
    Sasha and Grealish have been together since they were teenagersCredit: Instagram @sasha__rebecca
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    Iker Casillas angrily denies rumour he’s dating Shakira after singer’s split from long-term Spain team-mate Gerard Pique

    REAL MADRID legend Iker Casillas has furiously denied rumours suggesting he is dating pop star Shakira, shortly after her split with his long-time Spain team-mate Gerard Pique.Pique and the Grammy award-winning singer announced their break up in June following a 12-year relationship that saw them have two kids Milan, 9, and Sasha, 7, but never marry.
    Real Madrid legend Iker Casillas denied reports he is dating ShakiraCredit: Getty
    Pop star Shakira and Barcelona great Gerard Pique broke up this yearCredit: Getty
    Iker Casillas and Gerard Pique were part of Spain’s golden generationCredit: AFP
    Casillas, on the other hand, got divorced from sports journalist Sara Carbonero, with whom he was married for five years and also had two children.
    Rumours of a relationship between the legendary goalkeeper and the Barcelona star’s ex began when the two started following each other on Instagram.
    But the 41-year-old Spain great vehemently denied those rumours with a story on Instagram as he shared screenshots of articles suggesting he is now with the Colombian artist.
    The Spaniard ended his story with a post that read: “Touch your nose. OMG [Oh My God].”
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    Pique and Shakira met in 2010 while filming the music video for her World Cup song Waka Waka (This Time for Africa).
    The 45-year-old singer performed that song in South Africa during the final in which both the legendary centre-back and Casillas played for Spain and beat the Netherlands 1-0.
    That was also coincidentally the night that saw the Real great announcing to the world he was dating Carbonero as the former couple enjoyed a romantic moment on live television after the game.
    Casillas and Pique were both part of Spain’s recent golden generation that won back-to-back Euro titles in 2008 and 2012 as well as their first World Cup in 2010.
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    However, the two men were also fierce El Clasico rivals across the late 2000s and into the next decade.
    Casillas was Real’s unchallenged No1 whereas Pique posed as Barcelona’s rock in defence. More

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    Ronaldo’s bodybuilder ex-girlfriend and mum of his child has surgery to restore virginity

    BRAZILIAN Ronaldo’s ex-girlfriend has reportedly undergone surgery so she can get married in a church as a “virgin”.Bodybuilder Michele Umezu, 40, had a fling with the former Barcelona and Real Madrid star in 2004.
    Ronaldo had a short relationship with Michele 18 years agoCredit: PA:Empics Sport
    Michele had a fling with Ronaldo 18 years agoCredit: Instagram / @micheleumezu
    Ronaldo found out Michele had given birth to their son when he was eight months oldCredit: AFP
    But, earlier this month, she underwent a procedure so she is able to get married as a “virgin”.
    She told local news site Em Off that she only wants an intimate relationship with someone after a church wedding, but insists she is waiting for the right person.
    Michele said: “I’m looking for a man with the same purposes and faith as me.
    “I’m not ashamed to say this, because it’s what I really want.”
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    Michele contacted Ronaldo after their fling – telling him about their son Alexander when he was eight months old.
    A court took five years to recognise Ronaldo, 46, as the boy’s biological father.
    But eventually it was confirmed, making Alexander, now 17 years old, Ronaldo’s fourth child in total.
    Due to using hormone treatments, Michele said she has had an increase in libido but has been alone for a long time.
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    Ronaldo first met Michele in Tokyo in 2002 when she worked as a waitress.
    Several years later, Ronaldo revealed he had undergone a vasectomy after fathering four children.
    The Brazilian, who retired from football in 2011, scored 352 goals in 518 appearances during his club career.
    He also netted 62 times in 98 games for the Brazil national team and is second in the all-time list of top World Cup goalscorers with 15 – one behind Miroslav Klose.
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    She underwent surgery earlier this monthCredit: Instagram / @micheleumezu
    Michele has a 17-year-old son with RonaldoCredit: Instagram / @micheleumezu
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    Mauro Icardi hints he has kissed and made up with Wanda Nara in Instagram post despite calling wife ‘toxic’ after split

    MAURO ICARDI appears to have made up with wife Wanda Nara days after she announced they had split up AGAIN.The couple had problems in October last year amid allegations Icardi had cheated on his wife.
    Mauro Icardi hinted at being back together with Wanda Nara with this Instagram picCredit: INSTAGRAM
    Wanda announced the split last Friday
    The TV star said the break-up had been “very painful”
    The couple also had relationship problems last yearCredit: INSTAGRAM/Wanda Nara
    The pair patched things up on that occasion and appear to have done so again
    On that occasion he skipped PSG training to patch things up with Wanda and he seems to have done so again despite his partner being in Argentina.
    Icardi, 29, shared a loved up photo of him and Wanda on Instagram alongside a simple caption of a loveheart.
    It comes just days after the on-loan Galatasaray striker accused his partner of nine years of being “toxic”.
    Wanda announced they had broken up on Friday, expressing the pain she was going through.
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    But Icardi showed no sign of a separation while he scored his first goal for Galatasary and later suggested Wanda was controlling.
    He said: “When you are single, or you say you are, but you are toxic.”
    “Now you want to manage my life separately too?”
    Wanda is currently living long-stance from her husband due to her TV work commitments in Argentina.
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    She revealed it has been painful living without Icardi and declared their marriage was over.
    Wanda replied to a follower asking how long she has been married to Icardi, writing: “We were nine years.”
    She followed that up with another post writing: “It is very painful for me to live this moment.
    “But given my exposure and the things that are transcending and the media speculation, it is preferable that they know about it from me.
    “I have nothing more to clarify and I am not going to give any kind of detail about this separation.
    “Please, I ask that you understand not only for me, but also for our children.” More

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    Shakira and Gerard Pique watch son play baseball but pair keep awkward distance after bitter split

    POP SENSATION Shakira and her ex-footie star fella Gerard Pique were spotted watching their son play baseball – but kept well away from each other.The former couple both showed up to watch nine-year-old Milan in action on Saturday in Barcelona.
    Shakira kept a lengthy distance from her ex-Gerard Pique as they watched their son play baseballCredit: Splash
    The Barcelona defender was spotted with his mother watching the gameCredit: Splash
    Spanish World Cup winner Pique was decked out in a cap and denim jacketCredit: Splash
    The former partners stood at separate ends of the pitchCredit: Splash
    Barca defender Pique, 35, and the Colombian broke up this summer after 12 years together and are now finalising their bitter split.
    And the tension seemed to be in the air two days ago as they headed out to support their boy.
    Pique was spotted sat with his mother in one of the stands at the baseball venue, while Shakira attended the game with her own mom and some pals, who sat either side of her.
    She was then also even spotted sitting in the team’s dug-out.
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    The pair remained several metres apart throughout the afternoon and allegedly hardly looked at each other throughout the baseball game, according to TMZ Sport.
    And it was not until their other son Shasa, aged seven, went to say goodbye to Shakira that the ex-lovers went anywhere near each other.
    The singer, 45, has been rocked by Gerard’s new relationship with PR girl Clara Chia Marti, 23, who is believed to have met him while working on events at his sports investment firm Kosmos.
    Hips Don’t Lie hitmaker Shakira, one of the best-selling music artists of all time, has recently opened up about her break-up.
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    She spoke about their children Milan and Sasha being her “medicine” and said writing music is like her “therapy” during her “darkest hours”.
    Shakira met Gerard after he featured in the video to her song Waka Waka, released for the 2010 World Cup.
    The pair split in June, with the Colombian singer confirming a separation by releasing a statement.
    It was alleged by the Spanish media that Pique cheated on Shakira, although that has never been confirmed.
    But months after they went their separate ways, the ex-Man Utd star went public with his new relationship with student Clara – and was seen kissing her at the Summerfest Cerdanya festival in Catalonia.
    Meanwhile, Shakira is said to face up to eight years in jail if she is found guilty of an alleged £12million tax fraud.
    She has been accused of defrauding the Spanish treasury from 2012-2014.
    Shakira even took some time for herself as she sat in the dug-outCredit: Splash
    Shakira was at the game with her motherCredit: Splash
    Pique’s other son Shasa was also in attendance to watch his brother MilanCredit: Splash
    The couple before their bitter splitCredit: Getty More