England, February 26: The so-called WAGs (wives and girlfriends) of England’s national soccer team players planned to defy manager Fabio Capello’s bid to ban them from the World Cup this summer by moving into a luxury resort close to the players.
The Sun reported today the six-star Palace Hotel in South Africa’s Sun City complex already took bookings for June and July from wives and girlfriends and is expecting more, The Sun reports.
Staff members believed the likes of Victoria Beckham, Coleen Rooney and Alex Gerrard would be among the guests.
That would have hardline boss Capello fuming because he made it clear he wanted no WAGs near his training camp.
Their boozy antics in the German town of Baden Baden made headlines at the World Cup finals four years ago.
But Sun City manager Gert Venter could not wait to welcome the soccer girls.
“For reasons of confidentiality we cannot confirm who will be coming to stay with us, but we will be getting some high profile wives and girlfriends here during the World Cup,” he said.
“This place offers the luxury and the security guests of that profile would expect. We have everything they could possibly need.”
Sun City, a haunt of stars like Sir Elton John, is two hours from South African capital Johannesburg and has restaurants, shops and casinos galore.
A night in the Palace’s Desert Suite costs $7600.
—Agencies