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How the 'WAGs' came to define England's 2006 World Cup campaign
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- How the 'WAGs' came to define England's 2006 World Cup campaign Close00A German spa town, a media frenzy and the birth of a cultural phenomenon.
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A German spa town, a media frenzy and the birth of a cultural phenomenon. England's 2006 World Cup campaign is remembered as much for the 'WAGs' (wives and girlfriends) as the football.
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