{"id":294173,"date":"2023-09-27T15:03:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T15:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=294173"},"modified":"2023-09-27T15:03:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T15:03:53","slug":"rwc-star-dated-paul-scholes-daughter-but-still-didnt-switch-to-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/rwc-star-dated-paul-scholes-daughter-but-still-didnt-switch-to-england\/","title":{"rendered":"RWC star dated Paul Scholes’ daughter but still didn’t switch to England"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    Paul Scholes tried to convince a Wales rugby star to switch his allegiance to England but to no avail.<\/p>\n

    Louis Rees-Zammit, who is currently starring for the Welsh at the World Cup in France, once dated the daughter of the Manchester United legend, Alicia. Paul, a keen rugby fan, took a keen interest in the wing\u2019s career and even watched him live in Gallagher Premiership action for Gloucester. <\/p>\n

    After a match in 2020, Scholes posted a picture of him on Instagram and cheekily quipped: \u201cThe England debut can't be far off.\u201d But playing for Wales was always the priority for Penarth-born Rees-Zammit, who also happens to be a massive Manchester United fan.<\/p>\n

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    He told the BBC: \u201cI used to date his daughter so it was a running joke. He always used to try to make me play for England but I wasn't having any of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Like her dad and her ex-boyfriend, Alicia is sporty, playing at the highest level of club netball with London Pulse and has ambitions of representing England. She also has a strong presence on social media with more than 100,000 Instagram followers.<\/p>\n

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    Despite getting to know Scholes Sr well, Cristiano Ronaldo is Rees-Zammit\u2019s all-time United hero, to such an extent he even owns a pair of Ronaldo boxer shorts. The 22-year-old paid tribute to the Old Trafford icon great by performing the \u2018Siu\u2019 celebration after scoring a try against Portugal. <\/p>\n

    \u201cRonaldo is my favourite player," said Rees-Zammit. "I wear his boxers and I dress like him. And I thought why not do his celebration as well. A few of my mates back home wanted me to do it.<\/p>\n

    \u201cThey're massive football fans and obviously we don't play Portugal very often. So I said if I scored, I'd do it for them. I saw there was no-one in backfield and I put a grubber through and thankfully I got the bounce.\u201d<\/p>\n