Canadian “ex” – causing stir in England
Posted Jun 15, 2010 03:45:45 AM.
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If the British tabs are to be believed, getting dumped by his Canadian girlfriend is the reason England’s goalie dropped the ball at the World Cup.
The papers are pointing to Elizabeth Minett, a leggy Toronto-area model as a possible reason for goalie Robert Green fumbling a routine catch that allowed the U.S. to tie the match on Saturday.
Minett is a 23-year-old lingerie model who was involved with Green, but split with the goalie before the World Cup.
The Toronto Star reports Minett earned a degree in economics from the University of Waterloo in 2008 and has deep family roots in the Guelph area.
U.K. tabloid The Daily Mirror says Green is “apparently devastated” after parting ways with Minett.
The paper does, however, quote Green’s agent saying the split has not affected the goalie’s focus on the game.
According to the Daily Mail, the pair met two years ago in Toronto when Green’s team was touring Canada.
