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WITH 80,000 fans heading to Bilbao and millions more glued to TV sets, the Europa League final is one of the biggest sporting events of the year.

And there's plenty at stake as Tottenham face off against Manchester United tonight in the much anticipated match.

The winning team could receive up to £54.4million and will earn a place in the Champions League for next season.

It's a dream ticket for the victorious team, and they'll be cheered on all the way by their glamorous wives and girlfriends.

The supporting stars are a talented bunch themselves and have proved to be true keepers in the lads’ lives.

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We take a look at some of the stunning Manchester United and Spurs WAGs who might make you take your eye off the ball - from a star philanthropist to the daughter of a mayor.

MANCHESTER UNITED

Claudia Pinto and Diogo Dalot

Claudia Pinto, 25, is engaged to Portugese full-back Diogo Dalot, 26, and they have a one-year-old daughter.

The pair, who have been dating since 2020, regularly post loved-up snaps on social media.

Claudia joined Dalot in Italy when he spent a year with AC Milan during 2020.

Earlier this month she posted snaps from her glamorous hen party online.

The WAG appears to live the life of luxury and keeps fans up to date with her regular outfit and make-up Instagram posts.

Fern Hawkins and Harry Maguire

Science graduate and former physiotherapist Fern has been married to Harry since 2022 but they met when they were just 18 years old.

The pair have two daughters, Lillie Saint Maguire, six, and Piper Rose, four. Last year entrepreneur Fern decided to open her own florist.

She targeted the celebrity party market and even named her business venture after her daughters - The Saint Rose Floristry.

Loyal Fern, 30, previously spoke out in support of her husband, 32, after he was arrested in Mykonos following a drunken bust-up outside a nightclub in August 2020.

She slammed "lying" Greek cops for trying to ruin the Man United defender's “reputation”.

Melanie Kamayou and Andre Onana

Melanie Kamayou, 29, is a pharmacist doctor and businesswoman, acting as co-chair of the Andre Onana Foundation.

Melanie and goalkeeper Andre Onana, 29, married in 2023 after first being spotted together in 2019.

She was left devastated after being robbed of her £62,000 Hermes Birkin bag and a Rolex watch outside a restaurant in Alderley Edge, Cheshire earlier this year.

The pair still look loved-up and support each other on and off the pitch, with Melanie travelling across four different countries to watch Onana play.

The social media star and model has been in the stands supporting Onana at Ajax in the Netherlands,Inter Milan in Italy, Manchester United and away on international duty forCameroon.

Anouska Santos and Luke Shaw

Anouska Santos, 28, owns an accessories brand, Treats Studios, and is good friends with influencer and former Love Island star Molly-Mae Hague.

While Anouska is a familiar face among the Premier League WAGs, she and boyfriend Luke Shaw keep a very private relationship but have been posting together on social media since 2017.

The pair have three children - a boy, four, and two girls, one and two.

Anouska recently jetted to Germany to support England star Luke, 29, and fans were quick to compliment her flawless outfit.

Maja Nilsson and Victor Lindelof

Maja Nilsson, 25, and Swedish defender Victor Lindelof, 30, tied the knot in 2018 and Maja has since been dubbed the Premier League's hottest Wag, with fans calling her the “finest of the finest”.

Maja is a keen influencer and fashion entrepreneur, with more than 250,000 followers on Instagram.

She recently starred on the cover of a glossy magazine and showed off her flawless bump as she is currently pregnant with the pair’s third child.

Sadly the family experienced a horrific break-in during 2022 and Maja was forced to lock herself and her children in a room after intruders broke into their home.

Anna Mariana and Casemiro

Anna Mariana Casemiro, 35, is a Brazilian makeup artist and shares two children with the United midfielder.

It was rumoured in 2023 that Casemiro had been cheating on his wife for years, but Anna hit back on social media.

She said: “Oh man, really? Best to investigate your sources first, I just look around and know it's not him.”

The pair got together in 2011 and tied the knot three years later.

Anna made headlines last year for defending her husband on Instagram after his performance during a clash against Liverpool was criticised.

She swiftly posted a picture of Casemiro’s trophy cabinet - reminding fans of his talents.

Ana Pinho and Bruno Fernandes

Ana and United captain Bruno, both 30, are childhood sweethearts and got together at just 17 years old.

Bruno has since revealed that Ana used to pay for the pair’s dates as he was broke as a teenager.

He wrote online: "Ana has been with me on this ride since we were 16, 17, 18 years old.

“We met as teenagers, and when we first started dating, I wasn't making any money as a footballer, and she had a nice job working as a futsal referee on the weekends.”

The couple met in their hometown of Boavista and they share a daughter, seven, and a son, four.

Sabrina Kvist Jensen and Christian Eriksen

Trained hairdresser Sabrina has been in a relationship with midfielder Christian since 2016 and they have a young son called Alfie.

Sabrina worked for a clothing company when they first moved to the UK.

The Danish couple prefer to keep a low profile, but Christian has previously spoken out about how tricky life on the go is for his girlfriend.

He said: "You have to learn how to cope physically and mentally, but I can handle the pressure and the demands because I live seven days a week for my job.

“That is very tough for my girlfriend. Of course, I would like to go out in the city with her and friends, but it just doesn't fit in with playing in England.”

In June 2021, Christian collapsed on the pitch after suffering a cardiac arrest during a Euro 2020 game against Finland. Distraught Sabrina thought he had died and leapt over the barriers to run to his side.

She was comforted by Leicester City's Kaspar Schmeichel who made a beeline for her.

Kaspar's dad Peter said: “He said that Christian is breathing. She actually thought that he’d passed away, and just to confirm that (he was breathing) he went back to be absolutely sure that he wasn’t saying anything that was out of order."

Eva Garcia and Alejandro Garnacho

Popular influencer Eva, 20, has over 600,000 followers on Instagram and has been with Argentinian winger Alejandro Garnacho, 20, since 2021.

The pair are both from Spain and share a young son, Enzo, and Eva is also a co-owner of a jewellery store.

Rumours flew when Eva allegedly unfollowed her partner on Instagram last year after she gave birth, but the pair have recently been posting snaps of their happy family.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS

Kennedy Alexa and James Maddison

Kennedy, 30, and Spurs midfielder James, 28, are parents to three young children and have been together for five years.

The English-American model has a keen fan base with whom she regularly shares stunning outfit posts on social media.

The pair went public with their relationship in 2020 but tend to keep it on the down-low.

Kennedy gave birth to twins in 2023 and was later championed by mums online for showing off her stretch marks.

Mackenzie Medlock and Lucas Bergvall

Swedish social media influencer Mackenzie has over 20,000 followers on Instagram and loves sharing their luxe lifestyle on social media.

The teen couple are fairly new to the public eye and Mackenzie had to turn off comments on her Instagram last year, after Barcelona fans got angry due to Lucas turning down the Catalan club.

Lucas, 19, plays as a midfielder for Spurs.

Karen Romero and Cristian Romero

Karen, 25, is from Argentina and has worked as a human resources manager. Unlike other WAGs, her social media is private.

She met Argentinian centre-back Cristian Romero, 27, in 2018 and they have two children, Lucy and Valentino.

Cristian shared an adorable video in 2023 which showed him jokingly teaching his young son football, with fans going wild for the rare glimpse at their family life.

Ioana Stan and Radu Dragusin

Architecture student Ioana regularly shares romantic snaps online with her footballer boyfriend Radu Dragusin, 23.

She too is from Romania and is the daughter of Gabriel Stan, the former deputy mayor of Constanta in the country.

The pair have reportedly been dating since 2020, and Ioana has moved to England with Radu while he plays for the north London club.

Indira Ampiot and Mathy Tel

French beauty queen Indira, 20, has been dating 19-year-old forward Mathys Tel, 20, since December 2024.

Indira was crowned Miss France in 2023 and went on to compete in Miss Universe the following year.

She also has a degree in communications and the blossoming love story has caught the attention of fans online.

Mathys Tel is also from France and is on loan from Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. He plays for the French U21 national team.

SON HEUNG-MIN contacted police after a man and woman attempted to blackmail him in South Korea, according to reports.

The Tottenham star was allegedly approached by a woman claiming she was pregnant with his child.

A Seoul police station confirmed it had arrested a woman in her 20s on suspicion of extortion.

A man has also been arrested on suspicion of attempted extortion, with the pair claimed to have approached Son demanding money in exchange for staying silent, according to Yonhap News.

Son, 32, does not have a wife or child, and he reportedly contacted police to file a complaint last week.

The pair reportedly attempted to extract several hundred million Korean won from the Tottenham ace.

Son's legal team revealed the woman claimed she fell pregnant with his child last June.

Son has previously dated Korean pop stars Bang Min-ah and Yoo So-young, but he stated he had no plans to settle down until he has retired from football.

He said in 2019: "My father says this and I agree, as well.

"When you marry, the number one will be family, wife and kids, and then football.

"I want to make sure that while I play at the top level, football can be number one.

"You don’t know how long you can play at the top level. When you retire, or when you are 33 or 34, you can still have a long life with your family."

WEST HAM’S season has fallen so flat they cannot even get up for the visit of their biggest rival.

The Hammers and a much-changed Tottenham played out one of the feeblest London derbies in living memory.

There was no spark, no fight and not even a full-house in the stands.

Graham Potter’s side have nothing to play for, but the fact he cannot get them going for this game – especially after a run of seven without a win beforehand – is cause for concern.

Ange Postecoglou, on the other hand, will be glad to have avoided a record 20th defeat of the season and safely navigated their way past an awkward game between two European semi-finals.

The Aussie made eight changes from Thursday night’s win and would have just wanted the afternoon to pass without incident.

And beyond Jarrod Bowen, whose goal cancelled out Wilson Odobert’s opener, West Ham did nothing to trouble their rivals.

Potter had irked some home fans by wishing Spurs well in Europe ahead of this game and at times his players rolled out the red carpet for them.

For a sense of the apathy which has engulfed West Ham this season, you only needed to look in the stands here.

Tottenham at home is traditionally the biggest game of the year at the London Stadium – but there were empty seats everywhere you looked.

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It made for another flat atmosphere early on, only livened up by the boos which followed Tottenham’s comical goal.

Max Kilman, a £40million signing last summer, twice tried to clear the ball but kicked it straight at Mathys Tel – allowing the Frenchman to square for Odobert to score his first Premier League goal for Spurs.

There was little in the way of quality on display from either side, though the one person who has been reliable for West Ham this season stood up again.

Bowen has been the Hammers’ only effective player for the majority of the season and applied another cool finish to make the most of some sloppy Spurs defending.

Mohammed Kudus spread the ball wide to Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

Allowed to move forwards, the right-back picked out Bowen’s run – something no Spurs defender had managed – allowing the England man to square up Gugilelmo Vicario and roll it through his legs.

It offered West Ham a reminder that Tottenham have been almost as soft a touch as themselves all season.

But for the most part, the Hammers were too disjointed to make chances count, and were keen on handing out encouragement at the other end too.

Jean-Clair Todibo took a swing and a miss at a clearance while Lucas Paqueta rolled a simple pass straight to Richarlison, starting a move which almost led to a second for Spurs.

Paqueta and Kudus both looked ineffective, as did Niclas Fullkrug – back in the side for the first time since calling his side “s***” last month.

The hard work for West Ham was being done by Bowen and Wan-Bissaka, trying to force space down the right.

Though that left gaps, one of which Tel slipped into and drew a save from Alphonse Areola at the near post.

Bowen was trying to push his side ahead, flashing a volley wide of the far post, but too often being undermined by his team-mates.

Paqueta, for a second time, played a simple pass straight to a white shirt which resulted in Aaron Cresswell having to hook behind for a corner.

The Brazilian was having a terrible day, and even started crying after being shown a yellow card for a clear foul on Spurs sub Mikey Moore.

It was another drab day in a poor season for the midfielder, who is still playing under the cloud of an FA investigation into spot-fixing allegations.

Potter made sweeping changes but saw no benefit, while Spurs were simply ticking over now – Pape Sarr having a go from range and just putting one over.

West Ham had no energy or inspiration, Tottenham were happy to save theirs for Thursday.

It was still only Bowen refusing to accept the point for the hosts and the skipper saw a stooping header well saved by Vicario.

James Ward-Prowse had swung in a dangerous free-kick to set up that chance up and also whistled an effort just wide of the post from a dead ball in the dying minutes.

Potter has warned that he is ready to make huge changes to the squad this summer.

It would be hard to argue against selling everyone but Bowen on the evidence of games like this.

BARCELONA legend Xavi is the new favourite to replace Ange Postecoglou at Tottenham should he leave at the end of this season.

Postecoglou, 59, has spoken of feeling like he is in "parallel worlds” as Spurs simultaneously sit 16th in the Premier League whilst also being in the final four of the Europa League.

But, despite the prospect of European glory, their terrible form domestically has caused many Spurs fans to call for him to be sacked.

Postecoglou's side face Bodo/Glimt in their semi-final first leg tonight and have the chance to win a first trophy since the League Cup in 2008.

With the prospect of a 'back door' route into the Champions League, this competition is a lifeline for Postecoglou to save his job.

However, it would not be a surprise if he were to leave anyway come the end of this season after a tumultuous campaign.

There are a substantial list of potential suitors if Postecoglou gets the boot including Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola (6/1) and Fulham’s Marco Silva (6/1) who have both enjoyed successful seasons.

Brentford manager Thomas Frank is also short in the market at 5/1 after yet another impressive season in west London.

But the former Barcelona boss Xavi, 45, has had his odds slashed with BetVictor into 2/1 from 33/1 to be appointed.

Former Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino is second favourite at 11/4 to return to the club after being sacked in 2019, the season after he took Spurs to a Champions League final.

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But Pochettino only took over the USA national team last year and will be hoping to lead them into a home World Cup next summer.

Xavi won four Champions League titles and eight La Liga crowns as a player with Barcelona and returned to the club as a manager in 2021.

After retiring as a player in 2019, Xavi managed Al Saad in the Qatar Stars League before his move back to his boyhood club.

He guided Barcelona to a league title in 2022-23, but was sacked by the Catalan giants in 2023 following a disappointing run of results.