Coleen Rooney supports husband Wayne with their son Kit, 10, while Sam Thompson’s girlfriend Talitha Balinska makes an early return from Miami as they lead the Soccer Aid WAGs cheering on the star-studded squad
The 2026 Soccer Aid match brought its own brand of WAGs to its players, with some of the players’ partners cheering them on at the London Stadium on Sunday.
Leading the group was Coleen Rooney, who watched with pride as her husband Wayne returned to the field with the England team.
Coleen, who was enjoying the fun with her 10-year-old son Kit, chose a stylish embroidered striped cardigan while cheering her husband, who entered the game as a substitute player, from the stands later in the match.
The mother of 4 completed her look as follows: jeans and a pink Chanel handbag as she watched Kit and Wayne at work on the last day of term break.
Sam Thompson’s girlfriend Talitha Balinska also returned early from Miami Swim Week to support the podcast host.
The Staying Relevant star was unable to feature in last year’s game after suffering a calf injury during the UNICEF challenge, but this year he was part of the starting line-up before being substituted off at half-time to replace Tom Hiddleston.
Coleen Rooney supported husband Wayne as he joined Soccer Aid WAGS cheering on their partners at the star-studded charity match at the London Stadium on Sunday.
Sam Thompson’s girlfriend Talitha Balinska also returned early from Miami Swim Week to support the podcast host
Showing her support for Sam, Talitha wore a Soccer Aid England jersey as she watched from the stands with Pippa Morgan, producer of Staying Relevant, which Sam co-hosts with Pete Wicks.
Pippa shared a photo of Talitha on Instagram with the caption: ‘She’s a WAG.’
GK Barry’s girlfriend Ella Rutherford was also there to support the presenter and shared a video of her partner watching from the stadium stands.
This is the twentieth anniversary of Soccer Aid, which has raised more than £121 million for UNICEF since its first match in 2006.
Stars including Danny Dyer, Sam Thompson, Tom Hiddleston, Damson Idris, Usain Bolt, Jordan North, Joe Marler, Olly Murs, Big Zuu, Richard Gadd, Maisie Adam and Gladiator’s Nitro took to the pitch at this year’s Soccer Aid.
In the match, England regained the title with a 3–2 victory, with Jermain Defoe scoring twice for the Three Lions within five minutes.
Coleen’s trip follows Release of Untold: Jamie Vardyfeaturing her arch-nemesis Rebekah.
The documentary tells how the 39-year-old footballer defied the odds to climb eight places in English football in just six years.
It also gives a glimpse into his relationship with Rebekah, 44, who he credits with saving his football career by forcing him to give up heavy drinking.
Rebekah also launched her own reality series.
The Vardys will give an insight into the family’s life as Jamie starts a new life abroad after 13 years playing for Leicester City.
Enjoying a trip with their 10-year-old son Kit, Coleen chose a stylish embroidered striped cardigan while cheering on her husband from the stands.
GK Barry’s girlfriend Ella Rutherford was also there to support the presenter and shared the video of her partner watching from the stadium stands.
The series will document the couple’s move to Cremonese in Italy with their four children, following the drama and chaos of house hunting and school hunting.
Rebekah ‘ready for the next chapter’ after five difficult and dramatic years in the UK He is facing the latest challenges in England and is determined to put ‘Wagatha’ behind him with Coleen.
Italy’s Serie A is trailing US Cremonese as Jamie looks to prove his doubters wrong on the pitch.
ITV has promised that the series will give fans ‘unlimited, intimate access to the Vardys’ and that it will be ‘a roller-coaster ride of resilience, fierce family bonds and the promise of a new life’.
This comes three years after Coleen was paid ‘millions’ to star in her own docuseries for Disney+, where she told the story of her legal battle with Rebekah.
In 2019, she sent shockwaves with her now-iconic post on both her X and Instagram accounts, blaming her fellow WAG’s Instagram account. Stories about him were leaked to The Sun newspaper.
Coleen hatched a plot to find out who was behind the leaks by posting fake stories on her private Instagram and blocking her followers one by one, until only Rebekah’s account remained.
The story obsessed the nation as Rebekah went on to sue Coleen for defamation, leading to a pretty full-blown trial in 2022.
But the judge ruled in favor of Coleen, leaving Rebekah with a massive legal bill estimated to total £3 million.
Two years later Coleen released her four-part series Coleen Rooney: The True Wagatha Story; Sources close to him said he paid more than £1 million following a bidding war.
Originally the documentary was headed to Disney’s arch-rival Netflix, but bosses were so keen to get it that they offered a staggering fee for it.
