England signed off their World Cup warm-up preparations in fine style — but TV directors seemed unable to keep cameras off a beautiful woman in the crowd who appeared less than enamoured with the game.
Coverage of England’s routine World Cup warm-up victory over Costa Rica was peppered with cutaway shots of a blonde spectator looking bored behind the dugout.
But rather than commenting on England manager Gareth Southgate’s tactical changes – or Marcus Rashford’s wonder goal – fans on Twitter were more interested in the attractive woman sat behind the bench.
Many took to social media in a bid to establish her identity, with one user declaring she was ‘the best part of watching the game so far’.
But MailOnline can reveal the woman getting all the attention is none other than Emma Louise Jones, a radio presenter for Staffordshire and Cheshire station Signal1.
And she tweeted: ‘Contrary to popular belief, this is not my ‘bored’ face, it’s my ‘concentration’ face. I loved every moment hosting the game.’
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England fans took to social media in an effort to establish the mystery spectator’s identity, with one questioning how she managed to secure such a good seat
Referring to her expression during the match, she wrote: ‘Contrary to contrary belief, this is not my “bored” face, it’s my “concentration face”.
‘I loved every moment of hosting the #ENGCRDC game for the @FA last night – thanks for having me!’
But even then, fans’ quips and jokes kept rolling in.
One man questioned how she managed to secure such a good seat for the match.
Another tweeted a clip of the woman, adding: ‘Loving itvsport coverage of #Englandvcostarica.’
One said: ‘It’s completely understandable to be bored watching England.’
She was revealed as Emma Louise Jones, is a radio presenter for Staffordshire and Cheshire station Signal1
Ms Jones revealed in a tweet that she was hosting for the FA at the England v Costa Rica match
She was revealed as Emma Louise Jones, is a radio presenter for Staffordshire and Cheshire station Signal1
Another wrote: ‘Thank god, my wife-to-be uses that same face when she is “concentrating”. I am very relieved now.’
It comes after the bubbly presenter revealed she was never a football fan before getting the job at Leeds United TV.
She told Ourtown magazine: ‘I never used to be a football fan.
Fans were seemingly distracted from the match when images of the mystery spectator were beamed into their living rooms
It comes after the bubbly presenter revealed she was never a football fan before getting the job at Leeds United TV
‘But since doing Leeds I’ve become one! The atmosphere, passion and buzz rubbed off on me very quickly and now I’m the nosiest spectator watching from the gallery.’
In 2016 she found people had used her picture to set up fake accounts in dating app Tinder.
They pretended to be air stewardesses, shop assistants and one person said their name was Anna and she worked at Morrisons.