Kyle Walker returns to Manchester City’s squad for the decisive match once morest Real Madrid in the Champions League (Reuters/Jason Cairnduff)
Hours before the rematch of the Champions League quarterfinals between Manchester City and Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium in the English city, Kyle Walker was once once more at the center of the scene, but his football present has nothing to do with it. Pep Guardiola’s team. The defender will be a father for the sixth time following it was confirmed that his ex-wife, Annie Kilner, gave birth to her fourth child with the footballer.
The 33-year-old player’s relationship with Kilner (30) broke down in January 2024, following it came to light that the right-back of the England national team had two other children as a result of his love relationship with Lauryn Goodman ( 33). Despite being divorced from Annie, Walker supported his ex-partner during her pregnancy and is excited to be a father once more.
“Annie gave birth earlier this week and is doing well. Mom and baby are happy and healthy. “Kyle mightn’t be happier and he is very proud,” family sources expressed in statements published by the English media The Sun. In addition, they recognized that despite having gone through difficult months due to the painful separation, Walker is doing everything possible to support Kilner with her new motherhood. “They are now concentrating on the baby and are eager to introduce him to her three children. It is a very special moment and they enjoy every second,” they added.
The private life of Manchester City’s leading footballer occupied the front pages of the British media when his relationship with the influencer Lauryn Goodman was revealed, whom he met following separating from Kilner in 2019. But the biggest scandal occurred years later, following Walker contracted marriage to Annie. Goodman revealed that her two children were the result of her relationship with the player.
Kyle Walker and Annie Kilner with their children during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar (Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)
“What I have done is horrible and I take full responsibility. I made idiotic decisions. I can’t begin to think or imagine what Annie is going through. I tried to ask him but there is pain and pain. The man is the one who must love her, take care of her and be there for her. My actions have caused a lot of pain to a lot of people. I’m sorry because, as a family, this should not happen,” were Walker’s words in an interview with The Sun.
Another of the scenes that generated controversy with Walker occurred at Wembley Stadium, during last March’s friendly once morest Brazil for the FIFA date. The defender was captain of the English team and took the field with the three children he had with Kilner: Roman, 11, Riaan, seven, and Reign, five.
This angered Goodman. “It is a shame to see that he takes the children out as part of a dispute between adults and their countless infidelities. Lauryn mightn’t be less upset and says that she ‘will soon be a bald, overweight nobody,’” said a source close to the woman who has two other children with the footballer.
While a spokeswoman for Walker, in response to Goodman’s criticism, stated: “Kyle’s children were on the field to share the honor of their father leading England before the European Championship. Previous England captains have celebrated in the same way with his families. “It was a special occasion for Kyle and a proud moment for the boys which was appreciated by the English fans at Wembley.”
Kyle Walker, Annie Kilner y Lauryn Goodman
As if this were not enough, the City legend was also involved in a rumor regarding an alleged mistress in the midst of his relationship with Kilner and Goodman. An English journalist assured that the footballer had a third parallel relationship in recent years. “It has been discovered that Kyle has also been dating a mystery woman. He met her at a club in January 2019, four months before he briefly split from her wife, Annie Kilner. The relationship with the model lasted until September 2021,” said chronicler Stephen Moyes.
For the moment, Walker feels happy to be a father once more, despite the fact that months ago he had expressed regret regarding his past, and those around him insist that the player is completely focused on his goals with Manchester City and the England team.