As he gets set to play the biggest game of his Newcastle United career to date in the Carabao Cup final, Loris Karius will be cheered on be his TV presenter girlfriend Diletta Leotta, who is no stranger to a football pitch as an anchor for Serie A in Italy and Champions League matches.
Glamorous host and fashionista Diletta has a huge following of 8.4 million on Instagram, almost seven times that of her footballer other half Loris, who has been thrust into the spotlight ahead of Newcastle's trip to Wembley, after Nick Pope's red card on Saturday evening.
Eddie Howe's men were already trailing opponents Liverpool 0-2 when Pope rushed out of his box and handled the ball, being handed a straight red by the referee and heading off the pitch and straight down to the home dressing room, knowing his sending off would cost him an appearance in next weekend's final against Manchester United.
