World Cup of 2006 was less about men kicking a ball on a field and more about their highly made-up partners carrying ever-larger and more expensive handbags, spending their money at seemingly competitive rates on marathon £60,000 shopping sprees and endless bottles of champagne.Some of the tabloid fascination with these wives and girlfriends, affectionately dubbed the WAGs at the time, came down to the fact we were watching a group of women mostly plucked from obscurity and given a seemingly limitless amount to spend on clothing.
They dressed up for every appearance and quickly became compelling, nay addictive, viewing – a fascination that lasted well over a decade and still today can find itself back in the headlines - need we recall the.
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