England players celebrate reuniting with their loved ones after four weeks apart

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The England team put their heartbreak behind them last night as they spent the night partying in a lavish suite in Wembley as they were  reunited with their families and partners after four weeks apart.      

Jordan Pickford‘s fiancée Megan Davison led a chorus of glamorous partners and family of players singing Oasis’s Don’t Look Back in Anger, as the Three Lions biggest supporters comforted each other with the footballing anthem. 

Megan was joined by Luke Shaw‘s partner Anouska Santos, Harry Maguire‘s sister Daisy, his fiancee Fern Hawkins, Harry’s brother’s partner Amelia Johnson and Jack Grealish‘s girlfriend Rebecca Attwood, who all donned football shirts to support their loved ones following a devastating penalty shoot-out defeat in Euro 2020 final last night. 

During the competition players were not allowed have contact with anyone outside their team bubble – meaning this is the first time many of them saw their wives, children, parents and siblings since early June. 

Despite a crushing defeat, Maguire – who scored twice in the tournament – put his troubles behind him as he lead a conga line of players and family to The White Stripes anthem Seven Nation Army, while John Stones’ sister Jenny shared a touching clip of the players entering the room to rounds of applause and cheers from loved ones.

Elsewhere, Ben Chillwell’s sister Alex shared a snap of the team singing along to Sweet Caroline at 3am, showing that a month of international competition hadn’t worn them out.  

Each player’s family was given a table with football themed-settings, including their name and number in a football-shirt shaped centre piece while they were also provided with desserts in the shape of Euro 2020 footballs.

The Three Lions and their families were also treated to live music, with Kieran Trippier’s wife Charlotte posting videos of saxophone players inside the Wembley suite. 

The antics went on until the early hours, with Daisy Maguire sharing a video of Ben Chilwell’s brother Matty dancing the night away, while another showed Grealish’s girlfriend Rebecca still up at 6am.

Clearly forming a bond over the four weeks, Rebecca described her fellow WAGs as ‘the best girls’ and added that the team had ‘done them all proud’. 

Speaking in a press conference this morning, manager Gareth Southgate revealed he chatted to the team individually and took ‘full responsibility’ for the loss. 

‘There was a long period in the dressing room. They then went to meet with their families across the road.

‘I’m told they had a nice evening together. I managed to see them all individually for a few moments before they left the dressing room because I knew everybody would be heading their own direction at the end of the game

Elsewhere, Amie Coady shared a sweet snap of her husband Conor joining her and their three sons in the crowd, she captioned it ‘reunited and it feels so good’ before adding ‘Daddy’s coming home’.

Kate Kane, wife of skipper Harry, didn’t post any antics from the night out but reshared a post from England’s official Instagram page with three hearts. 

Her husband was spotted at the party with Conor Coady’s brother, but it’s not clear is Kate joined them. 

She was pictured in the crowd being consoled by her husband following the result. 

Raheem Sterling’s partner Paige Millan also shared shots of their children in the crowd.

Following the clash – which saw Luke Shaw push England into the lead within minutes – Phil Foden reunited with his two-year-old son Ronnie. Harry Maguire and Kyle Walker were also consoled by family members following the final, which saw England dealt a hammer blow when Leonardo Bonucci equalised in the 67th minute.   

Elsewhere, Maguire’s family turned out in force and proudly posed in shirts with his name emblazoned across the back.    

Fern, the fiancee of England defender McGuire, posted a photo of herself and Megan, the wife of goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, boarding a luxury coach to the stadium this afternoon. 

Both were sporting matching hair dos – a curly blow dry by Samantha, a stylist based in Manchester, and matching England cowgirl hats. 

Charlotte Trippier, wife of England star Kieran, posted a snap of the couple’s two children, Jacob and Esme, preparing to make the trip to central London by train, with the family all wearing kits emblazoned with Trippier’s name. 

Earlier this week, Fern, who has two children with McGuire, revealed she hasn’t been able to even touch McGuire for five weeks since the tournament began because of tight Covid restrictions on the squad.