5 Football Personalities Who Married Partners Younger Than Them Before Sadio Mane
Senegalese star Sadio Mane is the latest football personality to have married a partner who is younger than him. The Al Nassr winger tied the knot with his girlfriend Aisha Tamba who is just 18 years old compared to Mane who is 31 years old making a difference of 13 years between the two.
As a football star you automatically attract beautiful ladies as some of the world’s best football players, past and present, have managed to get themselves attractive ladies, whom they ended up marrying. Today we will look at other football names who have married young partners before.
1. THIERRY HENRY
Arsenal and France legend, Thierry Henry makes the list of footballers who have partners younger than them. Henry was previously married to Claire Henry, but the marriage ended in divorce and the legendary star who is 44 years, started dating his long-term partner who is 10 years younger than him.
2. RONALDO NAZARIO
The Legendary Brazil and Real Madrid striker has had two failed marriages before opting to get into the third marriage with Celina Locks who she is a model. The couple had dated for seven straight years before getting married. Celina just turned 33 and Ronaldo is 47 years old making a difference of 14 years between the two.
3. PETER SCHMEICHEL
Former Manchester United veteran goalkeeper divorced with his first wife Bente Schmeichel who is the mother to former Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel. Peter Schmeichel moved on as he got into on-and-off relationship with former Playboy model Laura von Lindholmwhere they got married in 2019. United man is 59 years as Laura turned 50 which makes a difference of 9 years between the couple.
4. TEDDY SHERINGHAM
The former Manchester United man is married to a lady known as Kristina Andrioti, who works in the PR industry. Kristina is 20 years younger than him, the two got married in 2016 and the have one kid together.
5. IAN RUSH
The Liverpool legendary striker who turned 62 years in October is married to model Carol Antony who is 40 years old, which is 22 years difference between them.