Former Irish international Shay Given has split from his wife Jane after 12 years of marriage.

The Aston Villa goalkeeper has apparently moved out of the family home and into a townhouse where he is said to meet up with his new squeeze, Becky Gibson.

Shay plays for Aston Villa and is a former Irish international.

According to reports Shay and Becky, a promotions girl who is separated from Bolton player Nicky Hunt, only became a couple after his marriage had come to an end.

An insider said: “They met some time ago at a football event but it is only recently after Given split up with his wife Jane that they became a couple.”

 

Shay and Jane in happier times.

The source added: “It is a bit of a shock, though, that Shay and Jane have split because they have two children and seemed a really strong couple.”

Seven months after they met in 1999 Shay and Jane, a teacher, got engaged. They tied the knot in 2001.