The WAG Circus Is Not Welcome In South Africa

September 11th, 2009 | by: chris |

The WAG Squad which hit Baden Baden with a fury in 2006 probably got more pages than half the teams actually participating in Germany. While the tabloids loved it, the WAGs themselves loving the tabloids in kind, it was not seen to be in the best interests of the Three Lions football team – that thing they were in Germany for in the first place. So when Don Fabio came aboard, a man who admittedly has no interest in making friends amongst those in his employ, the end of the WAG culture was inevitable. In South Africa, it’ll officially be ovah – just like that yellow blouse was six years ago.

First off, the obligatory Rio Ferdinand quote which must accompany this story in all its various forms:

“We became a bit of a circus, if I’m honest, in terms of the whole WAG situation,” he said. “It seems like there was a big show around the whole England squad. It was like watching a theatre unfolding and football almost became a secondary element to the main event.

“People were worrying more about what people were wearing and where they were going, rather than the England football team. That then transposed itself into the team.”

Rio decided to put football first by launching a digital magazine which focuses on what people are wearing and where they’re going.

Anywho, WAGs 2.0, the new batch which will overtake South Africa, will only do so for one day at a time.

“I like what we made here at training where the players stay together,” Capello said. “When we are in South Africa the players need the wives, friends, the girls. One day after each game.”

“We are there to play, not for a holiday.”

In other words: post-game conjugal visits.

Of course The WAG Circus will still be doing its rounds, showing off its freak show (hello, Victoria) and not-so-secretly pandering to the paparazzi, but at least they won’t be interrupting the English national team in the process. Good news for England all around.

Then again, I’d be much less worried about any pop-ins by Carla or Cheryl than I would about one by Steve or Sven.