WHILE Katrina Gorry plays her way through the Women's World Cup, her partner Clara Maekstedt admires the Matildas star off-pitch.
Here is everything to know about the two football lovebirds' relationship.
Who is Clara Markstedt?
Clara Anna Linnea Markstedt is a professional footballer from Sweden.
She is currently engaged to Australian football player Katrina Gorry.
What is Clara Markstedt known for?
Clara currently plays as a forward at Swedish club Vittsjo GIK.
The 33-year old has previously played in Hammarby IF for two seasons and before that she played two other seasons in Piteå IF.
When off the pitch, Clara is a talented artist and shares her original paintings on Instagram and in exhibitions.
How long have Clara Markstedt and Katrina Gorry been dating?
The romance blossomed in late 2021 when Katrina joined Vittsjo GIK.
The Matildas star became close friends with her fellow teammate, which quickly evolved into something more.
"The last thing I was coming to Sweden for was to find love," Katrina told Woman's Day.
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"I think Clara was sending different signals, but I wasn't picking up on them. I think my mum picked up on it before I did!"
The couple made their relationship Instagram official in July last year.
Katrina shared a cute snap of the two embracing in front of a sunset in the woods, captioned: "Gotland stole my heart."
The two football lovebirds got engaged in June, while on a weekend trip away to Falkenberg, on the Swedish west coast.
Do they have any children?
Before meeting the love of her life, Katrina gave birth to her daughter Harper in 2021, who was conceived through IVF.
Katrina said she was perfectly happy being single, and chose to have a baby on her own after going through COVID lockdowns.
"I knew that 2021 was kind of my year. I did want to fall pregnant, with or without a partner, so I decided that I would give IVF a go," she told ABC.
Baby Harper helped Clara propose to the Aussie star.
In May last year, Clara asked Katrina to be her girlfriend by writing on a shirt worn by Harper: "Will you be my mum's girlfriend?"
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