{"id":17594,"date":"2025-08-27T10:49:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T00:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/?p=17594"},"modified":"2025-08-27T12:09:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T02:09:22","slug":"the-greatest-power-couples-in-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2025\/08\/the-greatest-power-couples-in-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"The Greatest Power Couples in Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are you looking to borrow a feeling after the recent Taylor Swift\/Travis Kelce engagement news?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or do you\nsimply need a reminder that money does buy happiness?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s only one thing worse than a lonely Valentine\u2019s Day snap from Team Snapchat: ridiculously good-looking sports couples with a disgusting amount of money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Comparing yourself to athletes and celebrities is great for your self-esteem, so we thought we\u2019d join in on the action by previewing the Greatest Power Couples in Sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(PS: the only real criteria here is for the couple to be, 1. Influential, and 2. A household name). Here&#8217;s a look. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Roger and Mirka Federer<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1870136.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1870136.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1870136-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Married\nsince 2009, the Federer\u2019s have done a fairly good job keeping their\nrelationship lowkey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roger met\nMiroslava, a former tennis player herself, at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The\npair have given birth to two sets of identical twins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><s>Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen<\/s><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gisele B\u00fcndchen Shares Details About Her First Date with Tom Brady\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mqvkIPBnqqs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My first\npoint of call here was to Google when Brady and Gisele started dating (it was\n2006, by the way). But then I was quickly reminded of their net worth, which\ncombined, comes in well over $580 million. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyways, Brady and Gisele married in 2009 and now have two children. Brady also has a child to his former partner Bridget Moynahan, which got a little awks early on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway, Brady and Moynahan broke up in November 2006, a month before the pregnancy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brady wasted no time moving on, however, as the tabloids reported in December that he had started seeing Gisele. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Things quickly went bust in 2022 though, after Brady decided playing football well into his 40s was more important than his family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chris and Rebecca Judd<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Judd.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Judd.png 626w, https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Judd-300x203.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris and\nRebecca Judd are probably Australia\u2019s most famous sporting power couple. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pair have been married since 2010 and share four children together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rebecca is best known for her work as a model and a television presenter, as well as that infamous dress she wore at the 2004 Brownlow Medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>David and Victoria Beckham <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Victoria Beckham Calls David Beckham Her &#039;Soulmate&#039; | The View\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6gqK0lq0gY0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Posh and Becks are the OG power couple that has somehow stood the test of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pair met in the Manchester United player\u2019s lounge back in 1997 and, according to Business Insider, are now worth a cool $900 million. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pair married in 1999 and have three children together. They also might be the two most beautiful people on the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Aaron Rodgers and <s>Danica Patrick<\/s><\/strong> Himself<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ap-celtics-bucks-basketball_99323015-e1525874711652.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ap-celtics-bucks-basketball_99323015-e1525874711652.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ap-celtics-bucks-basketball_99323015-e1525874711652-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ap-celtics-bucks-basketball_99323015-e1525874711652-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ap-celtics-bucks-basketball_99323015-e1525874711652-730x438.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers began dating Nascar and IndyCar driver Danica Patrick in 2018 following his split with actress Olivia Munn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time, many claimed the relationship was a &#8216;beard&#8217; until it abruptly ended in 2020. Rodgers moved on to actress Shailene Woodley not long after, before developing a deeper relationship with ayahuasca and Pat McAfee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Stephanie McMahon and Triple H<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Great Triple H &amp; Stephanie McMahon moments: WWE Top 10, Nov. 29, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-L8M15e27TE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The face of\nthe company dating the boss\u2019s daughter \u2013 what could possibly go wrong?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McMahon and Triple H were engaged in a scripted romance in 2000 that turned very real not long after. The pair got engaged on Valentine\u2019s Day in 2003 and now share three children together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And to think\u2026\nif it weren\u2019t for Triple H drugging Stephanie, she would\u2019ve married Test. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Justin Verlander and Kate Upton<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/263038_original-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/263038_original-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/263038_original-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/263038_original-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/263038_original-730x548.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/263038_original.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Couple\ngoals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two-time Cy\nYoung award winner Justin Verlander and actress Kate Upton have been through it\nall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upton and Verlander\u2019s nude photos were leaked during the famous iCloud leaks in 2014, but that didn\u2019t put a dent in the relationship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pair got married in medieval church in 2017 \u2013 two days after the Astros won the World Series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Alex Rodriguez and J-Lo<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alex Rodriguez Reacts to 1998 Footage of Him Declaring Jennifer Lopez His Dream Date\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xPWBGHZ3WEw?start=145&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A-Rod isn\u2019t\neveryone\u2019s cup of tea, but he\u2019s been crushing on J-Lo for nearly 20 years,\nwhich makes this a future RomCom in the making. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pair announced their engagement in March 2019 after officially hooking up in 2017, but like others on this list, it made it only as far as 2021, when the pair announced a split. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"647\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Agassi.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Agassi.png 647w, https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Agassi-300x223.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Andre Agassi\nwas a bit of a player during the \u201890s dating Barbra Streisand early on before\nmarrying actress and model Brooke Shields in 1997. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Agassi\u2019s\nfirst marriage didn\u2019t last, and it wasn\u2019t long before he shacked up with former\nGerman professional tennis player Steffi Graf in 1999. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pair\ngot married in 2001 with only their two mothers as witnesses. They now share\ntwo children, with son Jaden Agassi showing a bright future in baseball. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Amanda Nunes and Nina Ansaroff<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Amanda Nunes Spars with Girlfriend at UFC 213 Workout\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lmGcxDI_z1s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Former women\u2019s bantamweight and featherweight champion Amanda Nunes makes up one half of the UFC\u2019s most important power couple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nunes and fellow UFC strawweight star Nina Ansaroff have been dating since 2012 and are currently engaged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nunes became the first openly gay UFC champion when she won the featherweight title in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mitchell Starc and Alyssa Healy <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Name a more\niconic cricketing duo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>High school sweethearts? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pfft. Mitchell Starc and Alyssa Healy first met when they were nine years old and have basically been inseparable ever since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pair got married in 2016, becoming only the third married couple to play Test cricket.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you looking to borrow a feeling after the recent Taylor Swift\/Travis Kelce engagement news? Or do you simply need a reminder that money does buy happiness? There\u2019s only one thing worse than a lonely Valentine\u2019s Day snap from Team Snapchat: ridiculously good-looking sports couples with a disgusting amount of money. Comparing yourself to athletes and celebrities is great for your self-esteem, so we thought we\u2019d join in on the action by previewing the Greatest Power Couples in Sport. (PS: the only real criteria here is for the couple to be, 1. Influential, and 2. A household name). 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