WAGs who are athletes in their own right

Last Updated on 25 February 2026

The term “WAG” often implies a partner orbiting a footballer’s fame. Yet in elite sport, many relationships exist between equals, where both individuals compete at the highest level and build parallel legacies.

From Olympic champions to world No.1 tennis stars, these women didn’t step into football’s orbit, they arrived with global reputations already secured. Their careers span multiple sports, proving athletic excellence transcends gendered narratives around football relationships.

Here are five of the most prominent football-adjacent couples where the woman’s sporting resume stands firmly on its own.

Jordyn Huitema & Alphonso Davies

For years, Jordyn Huitema and Alphonso Davies symbolised the rise of Canadian football. While Davies conquered Europe with Bayern Munich, Huitema simultaneously built an elite career across both club and international levels.

An Olympic gold medallist from Tokyo 2020 and a leading forward for Canada and Seattle Reign, she also made history by joining PSG at just 18. Her trajectory showed she wasn’t following a partner abroad, she was independently breaking into Europe at the same time.

Anna Lewandowska & Robert Lewandowski

Before becoming a global wellness entrepreneur, Anna Lewandowska was one of Poland’s most decorated karate competitors. Across national, European, and world championships, she accumulated 38 medals during an elite martial arts career.

That competitive discipline, as well as Anna’s personal preferences have long shaped Lewandowski’s own longevity and career.

Nutrition, recovery, and training routines in their household reportedly follow Anna’s world-class standards, making this a rare case where a football icon’s lifestyle is guided by another champion athlete.

Ana Ivanovic & Bastian Schweinsteiger

When Bastian Schweinsteiger married Ana Ivanovic, it united two global sporting superstars from entirely different arenas. Although their high-profile marriage ended in 2025, their decade together epitomised cross-sport royalty.

Ivanovic’s career peak arguably surpassed almost any football accolade: world No.1 and 2008 French Open champion in an individual global sport. Her ascent to tennis’s summit required solitary dominance, contrasting with Schweinsteiger’s team-based triumphs.

Alisha Lehmann & Douglas Luiz

Alisha Lehmann stands as one of the defining footballers of the social-media era, yet her career decisions underscore serious sporting credentials. A Swiss international and long-time Women’s Super League attacker, she has remained a central figure for club and country.

In 2024, she and Douglas Luiz made history by completing football’s first widely recognised “couple transfer,” moving together from Aston Villa to Juventus. The joint move symbolised a modern reality: her career carried equal contractual weight in elite negotiations.

Alex Morgan & Servando Carrasco

Few relationships invert the traditional football fame dynamic like Alex Morgan and Servando Carrasco. While Carrasco built a respectable MLS midfield career, Morgan became one of the most recognisable athletes on the planet.

A two-time World Cup winner and an Olympic champion, she transcended her sport to become the global face of US football. Their partnership demonstrated that in modern sport, a female player’s profile can eclipse that of her male counterpart, even within the same game.