Gareth Southgate & Alison Southgate – 24 Years

Sometimes giving ultimatums to a partner really works, like in Gareth Southgate’s wife Alison; after being together for a while, she gave the Three Lions boss a final offer, either marry her or walk away. Gareth, of course, chose to stay and marry his teenage sweetheart, and they’ve been together now for more than two decades.

The then Crystal Palace trainee first caught a glimpse of Alison at the boutique she worked for, and he was instantly smitten. After years of being together, which includes secret dates at a Tesco car park, the couple tied the knot in 1997.

Kyle Walker & Annie Kilner – 10 Years

Kyle Walker and fiancé Annie Kilner are proving that love is indeed lovelier the second time around. If you can remember, the couple sadly split in 2019 after being together for nine years. Although both parties didn’t confirm the cause of the brief separation, it’s nothing that can’t be worked out since they’re back together.

The icing on the cake of the pair’s reconciliation was Walker finally proposing to Kilner with a £250,000 engagement ring in 2020. Aside from being a famous footballer’s fiancé, the 28-year-old beauty made a name for herself through modeling and appearing in ITVBe’s Real Housewives of Cheshire.

Harry Kane & Kate Goodland – 10 Years

A photo went viral on social media because it included an 11-year-old Harry Kane standing next to David Beckham. It was indeed an epic photo because the young boy is now the captain of the England team, just like his idol standing beside him.

Yet, that’s not why the picture went viral; instead, because Kane ended up marrying the childhood friend beside him in the famous snap. Although they were friends at that time, the footballer started dating Kate Goodland in 2011. It wouldn’t be long before the “HurriKane” would propose to the personal trainer while on holiday in the Bahamas.

Raheem Sterling & Paige Milian – 7 Years

If you have seen a lady proudly cheering on Raheem Sterling throughout the Euro games, that’s probably his fiancé Paige Milian. Well, a lot would have probably recognized her anyway since she has around 80,000 followers in her social media accounts.

Milian had proven her devotion to her partner when she left a job at JD Sports to follow Sterling to Liverpool, then Cheshire, after the footballer’s £49million transfer to Manchester City in 2015. The couple, who have been together since they were teenagers, got engaged in 2018. Unfortunately, their supposed wedding in 2019 was postponed when the COVID-19 pandemic started

Harry Maguire & Fern Hawkins – 10 Years

Behind every successful man is a woman, so the saying goes, which is almost always true in the world of football. England team’s Harry Maguire is one footballer who’s had a devoted partner cheering him on at every game for ten years now; his fiancée Fern Hawkins. The two Sheffield residents got together in 2011 when Maguire was 18 while Hawkins was 16.

In 2018, the Manchester United player decided to propose to the love of his life in the most romantic city in the world – Paris! Any wedding plans? I guess we will find out after the pandemic.