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href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/wembley\/\">Wembley<\/a> Stadium on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The Love Island presenter, 30, <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/11\/gary-lineker-outs-maya-jamas-private-romance-footballer-ruben-dias-22708785\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/11\/gary-lineker-outs-maya-jamas-private-romance-footballer-ruben-dias-22708785\/\">has been linked with the Manchester City defender, 27<\/a>, for some time now, with the pair spotted spending more and more time together.<\/p>\n<p>Maya had been in a <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/17\/maya-jama-confirms-shock-split-stormzy-saying-it-didnt-work-21244161\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/17\/maya-jama-confirms-shock-split-stormzy-saying-it-didnt-work-21244161\/\">long-term on-again off-again relationship with London rapper Stormzy <\/a>until the couple announced they’d split up last year.<\/p>\n<p>She was first spotted with Portuguese international player Ruben on New Year’s Eve – and Maya even flew to Portugal to watch Ruben play a game in March.<\/p>\n<p>At Wembley yesterday, Maya was cheering Ruben on as his Manchester City team overcame Nottingham Forest in a 2-0 semi-final win to reach the FA Cup final.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tGet personalised updates on Love Island\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p> Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro’s TV Newsletter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/tv-newsletter\/?ito=tv-article&signup-source=tv-article-link\">Sign up to our newsletter<\/a> and then select your show in the link we’ll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The win meant that City reached their third consecutive FA Cup final – they lost the final in 2024 but won in 2023. Both games came against their city rivals Manchester United.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"429\" height=\"769\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_249126911-fabc.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22985943\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Maya Jama organised a ‘family day out’ to watch Ruben (Picture: Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"364\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEC_249190683-5b7a.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22985982\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Maya and Ruben Dias appear to have taken things up a notch (Pictures: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the afternoon of the game, which started at 4.30pm on Sunday, Maya filmed herself sitting in the back of a taxi with members of her family.<\/p>\n<p>She captioned the Instagram video ‘Family day out to Wembley,’ and could be seen smiling while filming the other five members of her family who were in the taxi with her.<\/p>\n<p>In further pictures shared on social media, Maya took a photo of the view from her seat, which was situated on the smaller middle tier of the massive arena.<\/p>\n<p>And it’s likely that Maya will be heading back to Wembley on Saturday, May 17, when Manchester City will face Crystal Palace in the 2025 FA Cup final.<\/p>\n<p>Ruben was named as captain for the semi-final, having taken on a leadership role for Manchester City since he joined the club in 2020 from Portuguese team Benfica.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"435\" height=\"763\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_249126896-a2af.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22985939\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Not a bad view from up there – Maya watched as Ruben was victorious (Picture: Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_245865129-4041.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22826110\" alt=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 31: Maya Jama attends Baller League UK Match Day Two at Copper Box Arena on March 31, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Dave Benett\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>It’s not the first time Maya has supported Ruben at a football match (Picture: Dave Benett\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After his arrival in England aged 23, Ruben ended a three-year relationship with singer-songwriter April Ivy – the pair had started dating in 2018. <\/p>\n<p>Following weeks of speculation, Maya’s new relationship status was apparently revealed by BBC football presenter Gary Lineker during a conversation between the pair.<\/p>\n<p>Maya and Gary were trading laughs with former Manchester City and England footballer Micah Richards when something slipped out of Gary’s mouth.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You said I look 40 years old,\u2019 Micah joked with Gary. \u2018I\u2019m only 36! You do me wrong, man. How old are you?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Jama then humorously interjected to say she was ’30 actually, on the dot. Just three-zero. New, fresh 30. I just got there.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"451\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2192371153.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22525403\" alt=\"Manchester City FC v Manchester United FC - Premier League\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Ruben, 27, joined Manchester City five years ago (Picture: Dave Howarth\/Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"969\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_242062168-52bc.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22708758\" alt=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 01: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Maya Jama attends The BRIT Awards 2025 at Intercontinental London - The O2, on March 01, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson\/Redferns)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Maya has been linked with Ruben since the beginning of 2025 (Picture: Jim Dyson\/Redferns)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gary then asked Micah to ‘stop flirting’ with Maya before asking him to ‘get Maya’s boyfriend to come and play for [Leicester City],’ implying that her boyfriend was Ruben.<\/p>\n<p>Maya quickly shot back by ordering Gary and Micah to \u2018Get out!’ before laughing and saying: ‘This is why I don\u2019t talk to old people. They\u2019re so weird.’<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about what she wants in a relationship these days, Maya revealed in an interview with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/lifestyle\/maya-jama-interview-tragedy-finding-love-thinking-big-masked-singer-b1195411.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/lifestyle\/maya-jama-interview-tragedy-finding-love-thinking-big-masked-singer-b1195411.html\">Standard<\/a> that she’s now on the search for true love.<\/p>\n<p>‘I am so happy right now but the next person I meet I want to marry and have kids with, so obviously I\u2019m feeling fussy. I\u2019ve created such a nice life for myself alone and I don\u2019t want anyone who\u2019s not going to add to that’.<\/p>\n<p>She continued: ‘I\u2019m in this lovely bubble and I don\u2019t want you unless you make me happy. If you\u2019re not, I kind of don\u2019t need you. <\/p>\n<p>‘One thing I\u2019ve learned: some people are like, \u201cI\u2019m lonely, I need someone.\u201d But the mission in life is to make yourself happy, then find someone who brings something that matches that to the table.’<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{“@context”:”https:\/\/schema.org”,”@type”:”VideoObject”,”name”:”Metro.co.uk”,”duration”:”T43S”,”thumbnailUrl”:”https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/28\/13\/97782411-0-image-a-14_1745844865685.jpg”,”uploadDate”:”2025-04-28T13:54:00+0100″,”description”:”Love Island host Maya Jama takes family ‘day out to Wembley’ to watch rumoured flame Man City defender Ruben Dias.”,”contentUrl”:”https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2025\/04\/28\/930533168885550014\/480x270_MP4_930533168885550014.mp4″,”height”:480,”width”:270} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/28\/maya-jama-takes-big-step-in-ruben-dias-relationship-with-huge-gesture\/\" class=\"readmore\">Continue reading<svg class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\"> <use href=\"#icon-arrow-right\" xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-right\"><\/use> <\/svg><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Maya Jama takes big step in Ruben Dias relationship with huge gesture<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":777,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3979"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3979"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3994,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3979\/revisions\/3994"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}