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Nadia Jemez, daughter of former LaLiga manager Paco Jemez, revealed this week that her father prohibited romantic relationships with footballers. 

The 24-year-old model has grown up around football for much of her life after her dad enjoyed a 17-year playing career in Spain and picked up 21 caps for his country before going on to manage 12 clubs.

But any hopes of finding a mate within the game were strictly forbidden. Jemez did not disclose the reasoning for her father's commandment but it's not hard to come up with one or two theories. 

Perhaps the likes of Luis Enrique, Pep Guardiola and Steve Bruce gave their daughters similar instructions but, unlike Jemez, they were powerless to resist the call. We are not to know. 

Here, Mail Sport takes a look at some of the most memorable instances of footballer's daughters who have dated sports stars.  

Ferran Torres and Sira Martinez

Barcelona forward Ferran Torres met Luis Enrique's daughter Sira Martinez while playing for Manchester City and the pair began a long-distance relationship before his move to the Catalan giants in 2022. 

According to El Nacional, she fell in love with Torres while he played for City and had already been selected by her father to play for the Spanish national team.

Torres was at City between August 2020 and January 2022, making his first senior appearance for his country in a 1-1 draw with Germany a month after he arrived at the Etihad Stadium.

The couple lived together in Barcelona after his £55m move to the LaLiga outfit. During their relationship, Enrique was Torres' national team manager and even joked that his daughter would 'chop off my head' if he did not start the forward at the World Cup. 

However, their union was not to last, as the two went their separate ways last May. 

Sira, a showjumper, reportedly wanted to focus on her sporting career. The 24-year-old hit the news recently after starting another relationship with a Spanish international. 

This time with Real Sociedad centre-back Robin Le Normand. Spanish TV programme Socialite claimed they were spotted cuddling and being affectionate with each other in the Basque city of San Sebastian where Le Normand's club is based.  No longer the boss of La Roja, Enrique has little reason to comment on the personal affairs of his daughter and her new partner. 

To her herd of more than 355,000 Instagram devotees, Sira flaunts a pastiche of city break memories, horse-riding triumphs, nights out with friends, and football ground views. 

Dele Alli and Maria Guardiola

Maria Guardiola, daughter of Man City boss Pep, grabbed headlines during a short-lived relationship with then-Tottenham star Dele Alli. 

The pair were rumoured to be seeing each other after being spotted together in a London bar in 2022, with an onlooker claiming the 'kissed in front of a DJ booth at Cloud 9 bar'.

Alli had not long been out of a five-year relationship with model Ruby Mae and he apparently flung himself into an fling with Maria. 

At the time, Maria was said to have told friends that she is 'just friends' with Dele despite their reported kiss. After months of speculation the pair were spotted again, this time leaving a London restaurant.

However, everything appeared to go south when Alli was pictured on a date with Made In Chelsea star Nicole Berry. 

Not long after, Alli began a relationship with Cindy Kimberly. The couple recently showed off their matching ring tattoos. As for Maria, she was spotted in a cosy conversation with English singer Conor Maynard. 

The Spaniard is known for her jet-setting frolics across the globe and ventures to lush events, such as a showcase run by Cartier in Windsor Park.

She also had a front-row seat at the F1 season finale in Abu Dhabi, taking a snap with nobody other than Mercedes boss Toto Wolff.

Her holidays have taken her to the pyramids of Cairo, the bright lights of New York, and the rustic hills of Tuscany.