Coleen Rooney looks stylish as she joins footballer husband Wayne and their sons at Wembley to watch England WIN their Euro 2020 match against Croatia
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She’s no stranger to cheering for England from the stands.
And Coleen Rooney was sure to show her support as she attended the home team’s first Euro 2020 fixture against Croatia at Wembley on Sunday- seeing Gareth Southgate’s men win 1-0.
The WAG, 35, looked sensational in a red shirt with a statement collar and was joined by her football ace husband Wayne, also 35, and their sons.
Family outing: Wayne and Coleen Rooney took their sons to Wembley on Sunday to cheer for England at the home teams’ first Euro 2020 match against Croatia
Coleen rocked a checked red top for the game, styling the eye-catching garment with a pair of denim shorts.
She accessorised with a selection of chic jewellery and added a pair of large sun-glasses to ensure she could see everything during the match.
Wayne, who has been the England captain during his own impressive football career, also kept things causal for the fixture donning a blue shirt and white cap.
The Rooney boys – Klay, eight, and Kit, five – also embraced the national spirit as they sported white England shirts ahead of the match.
Stunning: The WAG, 35, looked sensational in a red shirt with a statement collar and a selection of stylish gold jewellery
Wayne first played for England back in 2003 going on to be part of the Euro 2004 team. He was named captain in 2014 and retired from the national team in 2017 after scoring an impressive 53 goals.
The pro was seen chatting to Jamie Redknapp, another former England player, while they waited for the game to start.
Jamie also made the game a family affair, bringing his youngest son Beau along for the day and sharing a snap of the 12-year-old with Wayne.
Also seen enjoying the build-up to kick off was DJ Tom Zanetti, who posted a snap showing himself enjoying a lunch with the pitch behind him.
Not her first rodeo: Coleen is no stranger to cheering for England from the sidelines after spending many years supporting her footballer beau Wayne at matches
Ex-players: Wayne was also seen chatting to Jamie Redknapp (second left) ahead of kick off
Supportive: Two of the younger Rooney boys, Klay, eight, and Kit, five, donned England shirts
Former players: The two ex-England pros seemed to be having a great time as they chatted in the stands surrounded by their sons ahead of the match
Sharing the snap to Instagram, he penned: ‘Come on England! We waiting and the the world is watching.
‘Our squad is top level, and pressure builds character so get in and get the job done.’
England scooped the victory on Sunday, with Raheem Sterling, 26, scoring against Croatia to see the national side win its first ever opening Euros game.
Speaking after the match he said: ‘It feels good to be honest with you. I have always said if I play at Wembley in a major tournament I am scoring in my back garden, Wembley, and I did that.
‘There is a lot of different reasons I haven’t scored for my club, that is irrelevant, I am here with England and I am happy to score.’
There had been question marks regarding Southgate’s line-up but his decisions were justified with a great team performance from the Three Lions.
Getting ready: The parents stood by their seats and chatted while waiting for the hotly-anticipated game to start
Casual: Coleen looked incredible in denim shorts and her shirt
Taking the knee: England’s players were booed as they took the knee before their opening Euro 2020 game against Croatia at Wembley
Pitchside: Coleen caught up with England player Kyle Walker’s stylish partner Annie Kilner during the game
Taking it all in: They seemed rather taken with something, with Coleen pointing
However, ahead of kick off England players were booed by a section of fans as they took the knee, despite impassioned pleas by the FA for support.
As was the case at the Riverside Stadium in England’s warm-up matches against Austria and Romania, some fans made their feelings known with loud jeers echoing around Wembley, before they were drowned out by other supporters’ applause.
The boos came despite the Football Association begging the 22,500 supporters to get behind the gesture, saying it is not ‘aligned to a political organisation or ideology’ but is an act of ‘unity and fighting against inequality’.
There were also some cheers to be heard inside the stadium in north-west London, which helped to drown out the initial boos, clearly audible on BBC One where the game was being broadcast live to the nation.
Croatia’s players, meanwhile, opted to stand while England’s players knelt.
England had already made it clear they intended to take a knee before every one of their matches at the Euros and a video and statement released on the eve of their first game urged fans to support them.
Amazing: Raheem Sterling scored the winning goal as England beat Croatia 1-0 at a sunny Wembley to begin their Euro 2020 bid well
Congratulations: The Three Lions took the lead just ten minutes after half-time when Sterling slammed home Kalvin Phillips’ cool run and pass
Celebration time! Kieran Trippier’s wife Charlotte (left) looked ecstatic as she enjoyed the match with her family
Amazing! The crowd went wild after England won the game (pictured Charlotte Trippier and her family in the stands)
What a day: Former England player Jamie Redknapp made the game a family affair, bringing his youngest son Beau along for the match and sharing a snap of the 12-year-old with Wayne
Staying safe: Coleen donned a black face mask while walking around Wembley stadium
Proud: Jordan Pickford’s wife Megan Davison was also seen rocking an England top
The statement insisted that taking a knee isn’t political and isn’t linked to the Black Lives Matter movement, but is simply a stand against discrimination in all its forms.
On Saturday, the England squad was seen rocking smart M&S suits for an official team photograph ahead of its first game.
Southgate appeared to have ditched his famous waistcoats for the Euro 2020 tournament after he sent sales of the garment soaring during the World Cup in 2018.
Photographs of the team’s final pre-tournament photoshoot at St. George’s Park show the England stars as they are decked out in navy suits with striped ties.
Game time: Tom Zanetti also shared his excitement to be at the big match on Sunday
‘Let’s go boys’: Romeo Beckham also ensured to show his support for England ahead of their first match against Croatia in the Euro 2020 Group D opener as he posed in a shirt
‘Here we go!’: Romeo’s dad David also cheered on the football team ahead of the match, saying it’s the moment ‘we have all been waiting for’ after a ‘challenging’ year
Several players were handed their first physical caps ahead of the photoshoot, with Ben White, Kalvin Phillips, Ben Chilwell and Jadon Sancho all caught with large smiles as they held theirs.
Elsewhere ahead of kick off, fellow former England player David Beckham and his son Romeo showed their support for England.
The young sports fan, 18, donned a white team shirt with pro Phil Foden’s number 20 on the back as he posted to Instagram and excitedly penned: ‘Let’s go boys’.
While David shared his well wishes with a series of throwbacks on Insta Stories and also penned on his grid: ‘Here we go England .. This is what we have been waiting for and this is the moment ..
‘After a year that’s been challenging this is our release and this is the power of the sport and what it means to us all.’
Team: The all-star England team rocked navy suits with striped ties as the posed ahead of Sunday’s match at Wembley
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