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| Three England football stars are marrying their girlfriends in lavish ceremonies on Saturday. | Three England football stars are marrying their girlfriends in lavish ceremonies on Saturday. |
| Manchester United's Gary Neville married girlfriend Emma Hadfield at Manchester Cathedral, in front of some of the game's biggest names. | |
| Earlier, Liverpool's Steven Gerrard wed his partner Alex Curran at Cliveden House Hotel. | |
| Meanwhile, Neville's team-mate Carrick is marrying Lisa Roughead at a church near Melton Mowbray. | Meanwhile, Neville's team-mate Carrick is marrying Lisa Roughead at a church near Melton Mowbray. |
| Beckham absent | Beckham absent |
| Neville, 32, who has played for England 81 times, and his long-term girlfriend Emma Hadfield reportedly turned down magazine deals to cover the big day. | Neville, 32, who has played for England 81 times, and his long-term girlfriend Emma Hadfield reportedly turned down magazine deals to cover the big day. |
| The groom with his brother and best man Phil pulled up outside the cathedral in a silver Bentley. | The groom with his brother and best man Phil pulled up outside the cathedral in a silver Bentley. |
| Team-mates Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes were greeted by huge cheers from onlookers as they arrived. | Team-mates Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes were greeted by huge cheers from onlookers as they arrived. |
| Coleen McLoughlin, Wayne Rooney's fiancee, also attended | |
| The Man Utd captain's best friend, David Beckham, was not at the wedding because he is on duty with Real Madrid. | |
| Rooney and his fiancee Coleen McLoughlin are understood to have hired a helicopter to fly to Manchester from Gerrard's wedding in Berkshire. | Rooney and his fiancee Coleen McLoughlin are understood to have hired a helicopter to fly to Manchester from Gerrard's wedding in Berkshire. |
| Gerrard, 27, who has 57 England caps to his name, married Alex Curran earlier. | Gerrard, 27, who has 57 England caps to his name, married Alex Curran earlier. |
| Curran, 24, a style columnist for the Daily Mirror newspaper, and Gerrard have two daughters from their five-year relationship. | Curran, 24, a style columnist for the Daily Mirror newspaper, and Gerrard have two daughters from their five-year relationship. |
| Carrick, who has played for England 13 times, is expected to hold a reception at Stapleford Hall. | Carrick, who has played for England 13 times, is expected to hold a reception at Stapleford Hall. |
| Wag phenomenon | Wag phenomenon |
| On Friday, England captain John Terry married Toni Poole at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, in an event believed to have cost almost £1m. | On Friday, England captain John Terry married Toni Poole at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, in an event believed to have cost almost £1m. |
| Guests pictured at the event included Chelsea team-mates Ashley and Joe Cole. | Guests pictured at the event included Chelsea team-mates Ashley and Joe Cole. |
| All four England players featured in England's 2006 World Cup campaign in Germany. | All four England players featured in England's 2006 World Cup campaign in Germany. |
| During the competition, the wives and girlfriends of the players - who became known by the acronym Wags - shot to prominence. | During the competition, the wives and girlfriends of the players - who became known by the acronym Wags - shot to prominence. |
| Their outfits and nights out were mainstays of the tabloid newspapers, attracting almost as many column inches as their sporting other halves. | Their outfits and nights out were mainstays of the tabloid newspapers, attracting almost as many column inches as their sporting other halves. |
| Also due to get married on Saturday are rock star Rod Stewart and partner Penny Lancaster, who are widely believed to be holding the ceremony in Italy. | Also due to get married on Saturday are rock star Rod Stewart and partner Penny Lancaster, who are widely believed to be holding the ceremony in Italy. |