She is the beautiful Sky Sports activities presenter who has made headlines after having fun with a winter getaway with Gethin Jones to rejoice his forty eighth birthday.
However followers of the BBC Morning Dwell presenter might not know that his new good friend is the daughter of a well-known footballing determine.
Pien Meulensteen, 29, is the daughter of soccer coach Rene Meulensteen, who served as Sir Alex Ferguson’s trusted lieutenant for six years – from 2007 to 2013 – at Previous Trafford.
Throughout that point, Meulensteen helped ship three Premier League titles, the Champions League and two League Cup triumphs.
He additionally performed an integral position in remodeling Cristiano Ronaldo from a proficient winger right into a ruthless goalscorer.
‘Two phrases that spring to thoughts right away for Ronaldo are ‘drive’ and ‘focus’,’ he instructed the BBC.
Pien Meulensteen has made headlines following her vacation with BBC star Gethin Jones
Meulensteen is a profitable broadcaster and has offered on Sky Sports activities
‘He was clearly a lot youthful when he got here, however he was simply so proficient and clearly while you deliver numerous expertise by the door there’s numerous potential. The important thing for us was to unlock it.
‘I used to be lucky that he bought suspended throughout one season and did not journey when the primary workforce went away for matches so I had two or three consecutive days to work with him.
‘He was very skilful however typically it was simply doing a step over for a step over’s sake. I wished to make him simpler, so it led to an finish product and instructed him he might be much more medical in entrance of purpose.
‘I wished to show Cristiano from somebody who may rating a purpose right into a goalscorer – and I simply wanted him to grasp what the distinction was.’
After Meulensteen’s intervention, Ronaldo went on to attain 26 targets within the 2008-09 season, securing a record-breaking transfer to Actual Madrid within the course of.
‘Cristiano at all times wished to attain essentially the most stunning purpose and a very powerful one and I needed to make him perceive you have to rating as many targets as you’ll be able to, even in coaching if it does not imply something,’ he added. ‘Each purpose counts.
‘Each purpose you rating in coaching means you’ll finally additionally rating within the recreation, as a result of when that second comes within the recreation you recognise it, you’ve got already scored it in coaching and subsequently your focus may be totally on the execution and never the result.
‘He began to grasp that’s the place he wished to be, within the field and on the tip of issues. He then started to understand each purpose he scored.’
Her father is Rene Meulensteen, who helped remodel Cristiano Ronaldo right into a celebrity
After leaving United, Meulensteen was supervisor of Fulham for a brief spell, and helped take the Socceroos to 2 World Cups in 2018 and 2022 as assistant coach.
Pien, in the meantime, has grow to be a daily fixture on soccer followers’ TV screens. The Dutch-born journalist presents reside protection on ITV, DAZN and the Premier League’s personal in-house channel. She was again at work on Wednesday night time as she spearheaded protection of Arsenal’s dramatic 2-2 draw at Wolves.
The 29-year-old is fluent in each Dutch and English, and commenced her broadcasting profession at BBC Manchester throughout her journalism research on the College of Salford.
Her abilities lengthen past presenting, having taken on commentary duties for numerous video games. In 2023, she grew to become the primary girl to commentate on a reside Premier League match for Sky Sports activities.
Gethin captioned his vacation snaps: ‘A high quality few days in Morzine with a high class group ‘the padel princesses’.
‘First time I went to the mountains I raced half pipe and tried a ski soar, this was round 20 years in the past! I have been snowboarding a number of occasions since then however determined to get my first lesson this time, and guess what, it actually helped.
‘Ready for the queen of socials @pienmeulensteen to ship some reels. Till then, this is my providing!’
Every day Mail has contacted Gethin and Pien’s representatives for remark.
It comes after Helen Skelton lastly addressed romance rumours along with her BBC Morning Dwell co-host Gethin in a candid interview.
The Countryfile presenter, 42, grabbed headlines within the current months as rumours swirled about their budding romance.
The pair fuelled the chatter after it was reported that they had loved dates in a luxurious spa final yr.
Helen, who cut up from her ex-husband and rugby participant Richie Myler in 2022, has lastly given an replace on her relationship with Gethin.
When requested if the pair have been having fun with extra romantic dates, she merely instructed The Mirror: ‘No. Effectively, he is in Manchester working away, so yeah, no, all good.’
Helen confused the pair are nothing greater than ‘work associates’ and at all times have been, including: ‘We simply work collectively, we aren’t collectively. No, no, no. We’re simply work associates.
‘They printed photos of us at work and that we’re collectively as a result of we’re at work collectively.’
