Rhiannon Roberts: Last News

Liverpool star Rhiannon Roberts celebrated tying the knot with her partner by destroying defenders in her wedding dress.The 31-year-old central-defender married former Blackburn Rovers coach Nathan Rooney earlier this month at stunning Lancashire venue MItton Hall. The football-mad duo celebrated the wedding as one might expect - with a classic jumpers for goalposts-type football match.In hilarious video footage which has since gone viral, they took part in a classic ‘Girls vs Boys’ kickabout after the reception.

Wales Women were given a reprieve in their crunch World Cup qualifying play-off against Switzerland. Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic hit the post with a penalty before scoring the rebound - with Swiss players celebrating before looking baffled when it was ruled out.Wales in fact received a free-kick because the ball must first make contact with someone else before it is back in play from a spot kick, with the FA rule reading 'the kicker must not play the ball again until it has touched another player'.Wales went into the game in Zurich as the underdogs but took the lead through Rhiannon Roberts after 19 minutes with Ramona Bachmann equalising just before the break.READ MORE: Gareth Bale at centre of club vs country row ahead of Wales World Cup bidFollowing the penalty confusion as well as Bachmann being denied another goal by a VAR check for offside, Fabienne Humm prodded home with seconds remaining of extra time.