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Eve Upton-Clark & Eamon Doggett

Meet the French WAGs ahead of Ireland clash in Dublin

Ireland welcome a star-studded French side to the Aviva Stadium on Monday for a Euro 2024 qualifier.

With players like Kylian Mbappe, France attract worldwide attention whenever they take to the field and will be heavy favourites against Stephen Kenny's side.

And the French side will be supported by a number of stunning spouses and girlfriends when making the trip to Dublin.

From a qualified lawyer to a tattoo artist, meet the women who will be cheering on their other halves.

Jennifer Giroud

(PA)

French striker Olivier Giroud has been married to his wife Jennifer since 2011. However it has not always been smooth sailing, with the couple rocked by a cheating scandal in 2014.

Jennifer, mother of their four children, chose not to comment when the striker, who at the time played for Arsenal, was spotted inviting a model to his hotel room before a Premier League match. The model, Celia Kay, was pictured arriving at the Four Seasons hotel in Canary Wharf at 12:50am and leaving later that night at 3:04am.

At the time the footballer denied the allegations, but later issued an apology on Twitter to Jennifer and his club, writing: “I apologise to my wife, family and friends and my manager, team-mates and Arsenal fans.”

“I now have to fight for my family and for my club and obtain their forgiveness. Nothing else matters at the moment.”

Celia also told the Sun on Sunday: “Olivier knows the truth and the fact that he lied about us is pathetic.”

“He's just digging a bigger hole for himself. If he is big enough to do the crime, he's got to serve the time.”

Erika Choperena

(antogriezmann/Instagram)

Erika Choperena, who is married to Antoine Griezmann, keeps a low profile online and has an impressive career as a child psychologist. The pair are believed to have met in San Sebastian in Spain in 2011, when the French footballer was playing for Real Sociedad.

In Griezmann’s biography he revealed how she at first turned down the football star’s advances, ignoring his messages for 18 months. He wrote: 'For a year-and-a-half, I sent her messages, I tried to seduce her.'

Eventually winning her over, the couple wed in June 2017 at the Palacio de Galiana castle in Toledo, Spain, and share three children, Amaro, Mia, and Alba.

Zoe Cristofoli

Theo Hernandez tattoo fanatic girlfriend Zoe Cristofoli runs her own studio (AC Milan via Getty Images)

Zoe Cristofoli, has been dating Theo Hernandez for four years and the couple welcomed their first child together, sweetly named Theo Junior, earlier this year.

The model and influencer also co-owns the tattoo and piercing studio Ink Studio Lagrange. As for her impressive body art, she revealed to her followers: “I always wanted to stand out, it was a kind of a protest and reaction to a difficult relationship with my parents.

“I just wanted to draw attention to myself, well, when I did my first drawing on my skin, tattoos literally captivated me…”

It seems Zoe has a type as she also previously dated goalkeeper Frosinone Francesco Bordi. She was also previously engaged to actor Andrea Cerioli.

Marrion Valette Areola

Marrion Valette Areola married French goalkeeper Alphonse Areola in 2014. The couple share three children, Ayleen-Grace, Aymma-Lyse and Ayva-May.

The mother of three also runs a lifestyle-fitness blog and regularly shares clips of her workouts as well as her daily life with her 107k followers on Instagram.

Sabrina Duvad

Bayern Munich star Kingsley Conan has been dating Sabrina Duvad since 2019, with the pair sharing one child together.

The footballer popped the question in 2020 while they were holidaying in Mykonos. Sabrina is not shy of sharing behind-the-scenes snaps of life as a footballer’s wife to her 30,000 Instagram followers.

Marine Lloris

French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris (L) and his wife Marine arrive on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice (Getty)

French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris wed his childhood sweetheart Marine, a children's clothing designer, in 2012. The pair share three children, Anna-Rose, Giuliana and Leandro.

The luxury children’s brand Manege en Sucre counts celebrities including Jesscia Alba and Eva Longoria amongst their customers. Marine also holds a master's degree in social psychology as well as a second master's degree in human resource management.

Mae Rfsk

Former Arsenal player, Matteo Guendouzi, started dating his now-wife Mae in 2019, last year welcoming their first daughter, Mayleen.

The 22-year-old, who shares a home in Marseille with Matteo, prefers to maintain a low profile online. However, she keeps her 13,000 Instagram followers up to date on their lives with snaps from their trips to luxurious destinations including Miami, Paris, and the Maldives.

Rose Bertram and Ines Rau

While it is still unknown who French star player Kylian Mbappe is dating, he has been linked to two women.

Rumours have been swirling that he is dating 27-year old model Rose Bertram, four years his senior, after she ended her eight year romance with Dutch international Gregory van der Wiel.

Mbappe was also pictured carrying French model, Ines Rau, in his arms on a yacht in Cannes. Ines, who has one million followers on Instagram, was the first trans person to be featured on the front cover of Playboy.

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