Kyle Walker wasn’t the only one to take his eyes off the ball as woeful England trailed Slovakia by one goal to nil before snatching victory from the jaws of defeat in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday night.
Watching from the stands at the Veltins-Arena after flying to Germany on a private jet, Annie Kilner was seen breastfeeding her son Rezon as Walker and her teammates struggled to make an impact during a terrible Euro Round of 16 match 2024.
Kilner, 30, traveled from his Cheshire home with the couple’s four children after his marriage was rocked by the side’s admission of fathering a child out of wedlock with influencer Lauryn Goodman.
And her friends say she has the full support of her fellow WAGS throughout the tournament, as England face Switzerland in the quarter-finals on Saturday after coming from behind to beat Slovakia 2-1.
A source told MailOnline: “Annie flew in on a private jet with her four children to support Kyle and the team in the first knockout match against Slovakia.
Kyle Walker’s wife Annie Kilner was seen feeding their son Rezon as she joined her fellow WAGs in the stands during the Three Lions’ last-16 match on Sunday.
Annie traveled from her Cheshire home with the couple’s four children after their marriage was rocked by his admission of fathering a child with Lauryn Goodman.
‘They love watching the team, cheering on their dad and socializing with the other families on the field. It is what they are used to, they have grown up surrounded by the world of football and nothing will change this.
“Knowing that they are cheering him on from the stands, along with other members of his family, means a lot to him.
‘Annie is surrounded by the love of the other WAGS who admire her strength and resilience. The WAGs recently pledged their support amid the circus involving Lauryn and want Annie to know they have her and Kyle’s back.
‘They are all one big family, no matter what happens between the adults, and they come together to support the younger ones.’
Meanwhile, Kieran Trippier’s wife Charlotte caused a stir among fans this week after posting a cryptic message on Instagram about “getting over things” as sources criticized her decision to “put their marriage in the public domain” .
While it is unclear who the post was addressed to, it is understood that Kieran took the words as directed at himself. Meanwhile, Annie, who is the first WAG seen en route to Germany, has been dealing with drama in her private life for several months after he was named the father of TV star Lauryn Goodman’s children.
It has now been reported that Annie and Charlotte, who bonded when their husbands signed for Tottenham Hotspur, may have formed a “deadly alliance” in a show of solidarity amid drama at home.
The women, their friends say, became “super close” when they watched their other halves Kyle Walker and Kieran Trippier play in north London.
Kyle was among the starting eleven in England’s crucial match, which got off to a lackluster start with Slovakia scoring in the first 25 minutes.
Friends say Annie has the full support of her fellow WAGS during the tournament and has been “surrounded by love.”
Annie is said to have formed a ‘deadly alliance’ with Charlotte Trippier, Kieran’s wife, who posted a cryptic message on Instagram this week.
In 2015, while still in their early 20s, they were also socializing together while enjoying the riches that come with being partners with a Premier League star.
Even though Walker and Trippier have since been sold, Annie and Charlotte remain close friends. They share a common bond: they met their partners when they were still schoolgirls and grew up with the game.
So when Charlotte, Kieran’s wife of eight years, posted a cryptic and jaw-dropping message on Instagram, football insiders were asking the same question: Is Charlotte following Annie’s playbook?
Using social media as their weapons of choice, how is it possible that not one but two Are England’s married couples creating more drama off the pitch than the team on it?
The action kicked off on Tuesday as Trippier and Walker prepared to take on Slovenia in what turned out to be another tedious draw. Charlotte took to her public Instagram to write: “Sooner or later you get over the shit you swore you’d never get over and it’s the best feeling in the world.”
While it is not categorically known whether the post was directed at Trippier, it is believed that he acknowledged that it was. Tellingly, it soon emerged that she had “unfollowed” her husband, a fatal blow in the world of WAGs.
What came next must have horrified England manager Gareth Southgate. As the game began in Cologne, the country was more interested in what was happening inside the Trippiers’ marriage than in the penalty area.
In fact, the star’s friends were infuriated by Charlotte’s outburst and accused her of “picking the optimal time” to post it. What made the post more direct was that while Charlotte has a private Instagram account for her family and close friends of hers, she chose to use her public account to share her apparent marital problems.
There have been other indicators that all is not well in the Trippier household: last year, Kieran was filmed approaching a blonde woman in a Newcastle karaoke bar where his team-mates were celebrating United’s qualification for the Champions League.
Not long after, Charlotte and Kieran appeared together in a Prime Video documentary in which she spoke candidly about her struggles when they moved to Spain when her husband signed for Atlético Madrid.
She said: “I was alone for a long time. I felt very lonely… after about four months, I was like, ‘I don’t know if I can stay here, Kieran, I feel depressed. I don’t have any family here, I don’t have any friends here.’”
A source familiar with Charlotte and Annie tells me: “It seems like a coincidence that they are such good friends, that they are both clearly having problems in their marriages, and that they are both making sure their private lives are discussed across the country while England is under such scrutiny. “. in euros.
‘Annie has become an expert at making her voice heard, whether through her public relations or by reporting directly to journalists. Her relationship problems have left everyone in shock.
Now the same thing happens to Charlotte. It really does seem to be a deadly WAG alliance that is distracting her husbands and also overshadowing the tournament.
“No one saw Charlotte coming, it didn’t look like the drama could get any worse. And it did.”
In fact, because since the start of the tournament, 30-year-old Annie has used all her skills and connections in an information war with her husband’s ex-lover.
Annie hired the services of a celebrity PR person and insisted that she also represent Walker “to make sure they were on the same side.”
Annie and Lauryn have been at odds for several years after Lauryn named Kyle as the father of her two children: four-year-old Kairo and a ten-month-old daughter.
Last week, Lauryn took Kairo to Frankfurt to cheer on her father, who was vice-captain of the England team against Denmark. Unlike Annie and the rest of the WAGs, there was no private jet to take her there. Together with her grandfather John, she took a commercial flight and stayed in a hotel she paid for herself near the stadium.
Annie was previously seen among the WAGs watching England’s second group match against Denmark, but opted not to stay in Germany during the tournament.
Still, Annie was said to be “furious.” Several stories then appeared in the media, some blatantly false: one claimed that the FA had increased their security to prevent Lauryn from getting close to the England WAGs, when in reality they had no idea she was there, which They confirmed it to me.
There have also been attempts to get the press on her side by criticizing Lauryn for “creating a circus” at the game and sending the message that Kyle Walker “has no emotional relationship” with Kairo.
“Annie may not say these things openly, but she is responsible for bringing this to light,” said an England source. “It is totally bizarre that she would do this while the England team is playing in such an important tournament.”
“She was furious that Lauryn made it public that she was in the game. She thinks she should have gone there quietly, but it’s gotten to the point where it seems like Annie doesn’t want Lauryn to have a say.
‘That’s fine, but during a European Championship when your husband is vice-captain, it’s a distraction for both him and the team and it seems like a silly time to do this.
“Of course, Lauryn is not innocent in all this, but she agreed, at her own expense, and took her son, a football fan, to see a game. It’s very strange that so many people, including Annie, have such a problem with this.”
