- Kristen Sapienza is Tim Ream’s long-term wife who was also a soccer player
- She played soccer while in the university but has since halted that career and has settled to be an athlete’s wife
- Sapienza is the mother of Ream’s 3 children and she is also her husband’s biggest critic and supporter. She shows this by availing herself, for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Kristen Sapienza is now well-known as the wife of the United States of America’s national team’s oldest player. She has been married to a professional soccer player for a decade now. Her husband has played for teams such as New York Red Bulls and as of 2022 played as a center-back for Fulham.
However, she used to be known as a soccer player as well. Back in the day, Kristen played football while at the University. In addition to playing soccer, she also began a relationship with her husband at a young age.
Kristen Sapienza Also Played Soccer
Tim Ream and his wife share a love for soccer. They both have a background in the sport although that of Kristen seems to have taken a halt.
The wife of the oldest United States Men’s National Team player used to play football back in the university. She attended the same university as her husband – St. Louis University, Missouri.
While her husband played for the St. Louis Billikens, she was part of the University’s female soccer team.
There seems to be nothing more about her career in sports, but her husband has gone on to make a profession of it. After his university studies, Tim went on to have a professional career in soccer playing for teams such as Chicago Fire Premier, Bolton Wanderers, and Fulham.
She Has been With Tim Ream since Childhood
The couple has often been described as childhood sweethearts. They’ve known themselves since when they were young and started a relationship then.
The 37-year-old soccer player said that when he met Kristen, he fell in love at first sight. He detailed that although he isn’t a sappy guy, he noticed her smile and thought it was amazing.
He also said that another thing that attracted him to Sapienza was her personality. According to the athlete, she is fun to be with all the time, and having conversations with her is great and deep.
They Got Married in 2012
In January 2012 Kristen Sapienza and Tim Ream got married. This marriage came about 2 years after they got engaged in 2010.
In an interview, Tim detailed how the proposal happened. The couple was taking a walk along the shore of a river in New York when he proposed to her.
After complaining about the cold and how she couldn’t see the skyline, Tim got down on his knees and asked his girlfriend to be his wife. After showing her excitement, the couple hugged, kissed, and Sapienza called her family to break the news of her engagement to them.
Two years later, they got married and have since remained together.
Interestingly, after getting married, the couple was set to have their honeymoon on the Island of Tahiti. However, Ream was called to begin his career with Bolton Wanderers in England. As a result of this, Kristen and her husband of 2 weeks at the time, cut short their honeymoon.
As of 2022, Tim and Kristen have been married for 10 years.
Her Third Child was Born in 2018
Kristen and her husband are the parents of 3 children – 2 boys and a girl. Her children with the Center-back are named Aiden, who was born in 2014, Theodore born in 2016, and Lila.
His daughter, the last of the three kids, was born in October 2018. At the time, Kristen Sapienza’s husband had his eyes on winning a promotion before the birth of his daughter.
Despite keeping details of his family private, the soccer player, Tim, chose to post about them. After winning the Sky Bet Championship, Ream took to Instagram to share his celebration with his family.
Tim Ream Accepts that His Wife is a Better Player than Him
Fulham’s center-back admits that his wife is always right. He stated that she has been described as a better player than him and he agrees with that as well.
The soccer player admitted to these when he spoke about how Kristen is the most honest person he knows. Ream said she is his greatest critic and is always brutally honest with her opinions.
Her knowledge of soccer is an added advantage to his career as they get to discuss football most time.
Other than being a great player and a critic, Kristen is also a very supportive wife. The mother of 3 has been with her husband for years and has always stood by him throughout his career to date.
Additionally, she joins other soccer wives and girlfriends in Qatar in 2022 for the World Cup. Other than criticizing her husband, she further proves to be supportive by escorting him to the World Cup.
This may be the soccer player’s last chance of being in the World cup. Just as with Wayne Hennessey and Alfredo, his age puts him in a tight position. Being 37 years old, he is referred to as the grandfather of the United States Men’s National Team.
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