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Wag Wars: The Glamour Story of Footballers' Wives
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'A bit of a shock... The very definition of an easy read.' Telegraph
From the 1966 Euro Final the influx of money into English football grew stratospheric, and so did the wealth of the footballers and their WAGS. Once housewives, today WAGgery guarantees instant celebrity as a result of the character and grit of the early WAGs. Here is the first-ever history of WAGs and how they came to dominate the front pages as much as the footballers do the sports pages. There are epic rivalries, catfights and gossip between and about the women and their husbands; from the first stirrings of the phenomenon 1960s to the WAGs' roaring entry on to the front pages, to today where they are an institution with winners and losers. What makes WAGs tick? Come and find out! Victoria Beckham, Coleen Rooney, Rebekah Vardy, Cheryl Cole, Joy Beverley, Angie Best, Tina Moore, Danielle Souness, Karen Souness, Sheryl Gascoigne, Ulrika Johnson, Nancy Dell'Olio, Stacey Giggs, Natasha Giggs, Vanessa Perroncel and many others.
From the 1966 Euro Final the influx of money into English football grew stratospheric, and so did the wealth of the footballers and their WAGS. Once housewives, today WAGgery guarantees instant celebrity as a result of the character and grit of the early WAGs. Here is the first-ever history of WAGs and how they came to dominate the front pages as much as the footballers do the sports pages. There are epic rivalries, catfights and gossip between and about the women and their husbands; from the first stirrings of the phenomenon 1960s to the WAGs' roaring entry on to the front pages, to today where they are an institution with winners and losers. What makes WAGs tick? Come and find out! Victoria Beckham, Coleen Rooney, Rebekah Vardy, Cheryl Cole, Joy Beverley, Angie Best, Tina Moore, Danielle Souness, Karen Souness, Sheryl Gascoigne, Ulrika Johnson, Nancy Dell'Olio, Stacey Giggs, Natasha Giggs, Vanessa Perroncel and many others.
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Sam Kimberley
Sam Kimberley is a bestselling author who has written for all major newspapers and is frequently asked for news comment and has appeared on ITV News, Sky, Good Morning Britain, BBC News, as well as CNN, USA, Australian and New Zealand channels.
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