Ian Rush's new life and model fiancee's anger over age gap claim

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Over his career, he also played for big names like Juventus, Leeds, Newcastle United and Wrexham, bagging a plethora of individual awards from PFA honours to European and First Division Golden Boots, reports Wales Online.READ MORE: 'I knocked out Charlotte Church's ex in pub - I have no regrets after what was said'READ MORE: I dated Charlotte Church when her career was at its peak - now I work in a pubDespite the lingering regret of never guiding Wales to a major tournament, he is still considered one of the greatest Welsh players ever, earning 73 caps and netting 28 goals, a total only surpassed by Gareth Bale.Even though he hung up his boots in 2000, the now 63-year-old Rush still lives and breathes football, with the beautiful game remaining at the heart of everything he does. Anthony was accused of breaking up the former Liverpool star's marriage, while also facing criticism over the age difference between them.But after numerous publications reported there to be 22 years separating Rush and his new partner, a fed-up Anthony chose to speak out on behalf of herself and Rush, setting the record straight about their romance following the harsh press coverage."It was in a couple of the the papers in the UK, all about the age gap and didn't come up to speed about what I've been doing the past few years," the now-46 year old told the Irish Independent.

There's 13 years between my own parents."The slant they put on it was wrong, like I was marrying him for money or something. I just felt it was time I spoke up for myself," she added."Ian himself said, it's great to support a footballer in the height of their career but when you finish your career, it's a downward spiral and a whole different ballgame."I've been so supportive of Ian over the last year years and help him work on getting contracts so it feels a bit like a slap in the face when you read these articles.

We're together 12 years now."But I used to walk behind Ian at every function because I would never want to be photographed with him," she added. Then I realised I shouldn't be hiding."