Alex Curran (George)

The England manager Fabio Capello has already stated that he doesn't want the footballers WAGs disrupting the teams training sessions and game preparations during this summers World Cup, and he is gathering support from the players.

The Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has already spoken out in Capellos defence, and now Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard has also agreed that their wives won't be around for the all-important group stages.

The Man Utd striker Rooney said: “If they want to come and support us there's nothing stopping them,” he said. “Last time we were all together in the hotel and that was a bit of a problem. My wife's just had a baby so she's not going anyway.”

And the Liverpool captain Gerrard said: “I don't know if having the WAGs there affected our performance last time.

“I can’t tell you that, but my wife won’t be there this time, not unless we get to the semis or the final. She’s got two kids who’ll be in school and it’s a long way away. If we get to the semis, she deserves to come and see me.”

Alex also admitted that she wouldn’t be in South Africa for long: ‘I’ll only be in Sun City for a few days. It’s so far and I’m not into football. Steve makes me watch but I don’t understand it.’