Matildas fans are cheering this week after the heartwarming news that both Clare Wheeler and Alex Chidiac have experienced happy milestones with the loves of their lives.
Wheeler, who plays for Everton in the UK, announced her engagement to partner Jeremy with an Instagram post on Monday.
Sharing a photo of herself showing off a sparkling ring alongside Jeremy on an Italian beach, Wheeler captioned the photo with six digits: ‘17.07.25’.
The news sparked a wave of Australian teammates rushing to congratulate the newly engaged couple.
Mary Fowler posted: ‘Yayyy congrats you cuties.’
Hayley Raso wrote: ‘No way, this is sooooo beautiful. Congrats you two.’
Matildas star Clare Wheeler announced her engagement to partner Jeremy (pictured together) on Monday
Wheeler’s Matildas teammates rushed to congratulate the Everton midfielder
Teagan Micah posted: ‘Screaming! So happy for you both.’
Meanwhile, Melbourne Victory star Chidiac tied the knot with her long-term partner Erin.
The A-League star posted a series of photos from the ceremony at Sun Theatre in Melbourne’s inner-west, which further ignited Matildas teammates.
‘Congratulations you two! Looked amazing,’ posted Courtney Vine.
‘Love it Chids, so happy for you both,’ wrote Emily Gielnik.
The dual celebrations come at an interesting time for the Matildas after some mixed results so far in 2025.
However, new coach Joe Montemurro is confident the team will be ready for the 2026 Asian Cup.
‘I’ve had less time to prepare teams for big tournaments,’ Montemurro said earlier in the month.
Alex Chidiac tied the knot with her long term partner Erin in Melbourne
‘The good thing about it, we’re going to have a lot of players who are in season [for the next window], so they’re going to be at least physically – and from a rhythm perspective – in tune.
‘That was the biggest thing over the last 20 days – you saw the players, the rhythms were up, down, everywhere.
‘All of them had to be managed physically.
‘We won’t have that problem [next time]. So at least we can go forward with players that are ready to go.’
