The Three Lions captain Steven Gerrard has banned his wife Alex from going to the World Cup in despite an okay from coach that players wife can accompany them to the World Cup.
Gerrard believes that having his wife and kids will be a distraction.
He hinged England’s poor outing at the World Cup eight years ago out in Germany on the fact that players wife and girlfriends made them lose focus.He said: “I thought it was bit of a distraction in 2006.In 2010, when I set off for the World Cup, I preferred for my family to be away from me.”
“So in 2010, when I set off for the World Cup, I preferred for my family to be away from me and I could focus on trying to get my form right. I will doing the same again in Brazil.”David Beckham’s missus Victoria, 39, and Cheryl Cole, 30, who later divorced left-back Ashley, 33, were accused of creating a “circus” at England’s Baden-Baden base in 2006.
