Mia Khalifa Responded to Rumours She Was Dating Former Premier League Star
Former adult star Mia Khalifa previously addressed claims that she was dating an ex-Premier League footballer.
Khalifa, 32, who supports West Ham United, is best known for her career in the adult film industry, from which she took a step back in 2015.
Since then, she has embarked on a career as a sports commentator alongside creating content on subscription platform OnlyFans.
The 32-year-old Lebanese American is an avid NBA, hockey, and football fan and previously pledged her allegiance to West Ham United after watching the 2005 football hooligan film ‘Green Street’.
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But it was a player from another Premier League side that Khalifa was once rumoured to be dating.
Back in November 2024, the content creator was reported to be dating former Manchester City and current Atletico Madrid star Julian Alvarez - despite the Argentine having been in a relationship with PE teacher, Maria Emilia Ferrero, since 2022.
The 25-year-old forward arrived in the Spanish capital in August 2024 after completing a move worth up to £82 million from City.
Despite the rumours, Khalifa shut down the claims via X.
“To clear things up: I'm not dating anybody, and if I was, it certainly wouldn't be someone not old enough to remember where they were on 9/11,” she wrote.
Khalifa has been married twice, first to her childhood sweetheart in 2011 before they divorced in 2016.
Then, in 2019, she married Swedish chef Robert Sanderby before the pair separated in 2020.
Although she has yet to date a footballer, Khalifa is clearly a fan of football and described Zinedine Zidane’s 2006 World Cup final headbutt on Italy’s Marco Materazzi as the “most exciting thing” she’d ever seen in a match.
“I love violence, and I hate that there is so much flopping in football,” the ex-adult star said.
“Yes! That [the headbutt] was the greatest moment of all time.”
Speaking to AFTV several years ago, she also claimed that Zidane and David Beckham were her favourite two players.
However, rather surprisingly, she also named then-Huddersfield Town and Australia midfielder Aaron Mooy among her three favourite footballers.
“[Aaron Mooy] is like the Kawhi Leonard of football,” she said.
“He acts like him -- he’s kind of camera shy, he’s a little goofy, but you never see it.
“I don’t know, he reminds me of him. Kawhi Leonard is a good guy.”
Mooy retired in 2023 after a stint with Celtic.
Topics: Julian Alvarez, Football, Premier League, West Ham United, Zinedine Zidane
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