The media and social networks are full of news about world football stars and stories about their attachment to the wife or girl they met. But how were these girls identified, and what happened when they first met that became the door to a relationship of love and affection? In the following episodes, we will present a selection of these “secrets” that have been personally revealed by a number of stars or those associated with them.

Michel and De Bruyne

Manchester City and Belgium midfielder Kevin De Bruyne is a low-profile midfielder, his efficiency is known to all who love football, and his game and ability speaks for him in the best possible way. But off the field, De Bruyne was a different character until he was linked with model Michel Lacroix and his personality changed radically, as he admitted to himself.

For those who do not know the story of their first meeting, Kevin broke up with his girlfriend Caroline Lingen about a year ago, whom he accused of cheating with Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. The Belgian player says he owes his knowledge to his wife, social media, Twitter in particular, because he was in Germany in 2014 playing on loan with Werder Bremen, and he wrote about one of the matches he played and played only a few thousand subscribers, but Michelle caught his attention when she expressed her admiration for the writing. Kevin saw her beauty and was pleased with her admiration for what he wrote, so his friend suggested that he chat with her, but he replied: “No, no, people don’t like me and don’t understand, and she certainly won’t.” In vain, his friend tried to convince him until the player agreed that his friend would send a message on his behalf. However, after Michel replied to the message, the player became inspired and began to correspond, and the relationship between them strengthened and marriage in 2017.

De Bruyne says his wife has changed him a lot and he is taking steps he wouldn’t have taken before and that he is very happy with his life thanks to having a wife and three children.

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