PATRICK Vieira was sacked as manager of Crystal Palace after a run of 12 games without a win in March 2023.
Vieira’s Selhurst park dismissal means he will now have more time to spend with his family. This is what we know about his wife Cheryl.
Cheryl Plaza Vieira has been married to former Arsenal hero Patrick since 2005
Who is Patrick Vieira’s wife Cheryl Plaza Vieira?
Cheryl Plaza Vieira is the wife of former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira.
She was born in 1968 in Trinidad and Tobago to parents Cecil Blackman and Marcelline Wilma Plaza.
They met during his early years at the London club, when he was 24 and homesick.
He met her in 1998, and since then they have been in a relationship, with Vieira’s career going from strength to strength after that.
Cheryl is eight years older than her husband, and had been married on two previous occasions before meeting him.
She previously worked at the Treasury in London before giving it up to live with the French World Cup winner.
Cheryl attended Berlitz language school in London in order to learn French so she could communicate with her partner in more than one language.
They were first pictured together as a couple in 2000 during the France teams European Championship celebrations.
However, he did not reveal her identity at this point.
When did they get married and do they have any children?
The pair married in 2005, the same year in which the Frenchman left Arsenal for Juventus.
They have one child together, a daughter named Cheries.
Vieira is known to keep his family life private, with very little information known about his daughter.
However, they have been pictured together on a number of occasions.
What is Patrick Vieira’s net worth?
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Vieira has a net worth of over £27million.
Vieira was reportedly earning £4million a year whilst at Selhurst Park, after signing at the start of the 2021/22 season.
His final contract at Arsenal, signed in August 2003 before their invincible season, was reportedly worth £72,000 a week.