Shock: "I came to see my husband..." Jordan Pickford's wife held at New York airport for 18 hours, pleading with three children, "Please let me go home"

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Megan Pickford, wife of England national team goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, endured a grueling 18-hour ordeal at New York's airport.

The UK's "The Sun" reported on the 21st (Korean time) that "Megan Pickford, who was returning home after completing the schedule for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America, experienced a 'hellish' journey back to her country while trying to leave New York JFK Airport with her three children."

England defeated France 6-4 in a high-scoring match at Miami Stadium on the 19th to decide third place. This marked England's best finish since winning the tournament on home soil in 1966, ending the competition in third place.

According to media reports, families of the England squad mostly stayed in New York during the tournament and moved according to the national team's match schedule. After all events concluded on the night of the 19th, Megan departed for home with her seven-year-old son Alor George, two-year-old daughter Oystara Hayes, and one-year-old daughter Misty Celine.

However, the journey was far from smooth. The first flight taken by Megan's group waited on the runway for six hours due to delays caused by 30 other aircraft. To make matters worse, the flight crew exceeded their legal flying hours, leading to the eventual cancellation of that flight.

After retrieving their luggage and spending the night at the airport, they booked another flight. Megan tried to soothe the 18th-hour ordeal by buying New York souvenirs for her children, but the new flight also required a six-hour wait. Even after finally boarding the plane, a missing parts issue forced them to wait an additional two hours on the runway. For a mother caring for three young children alone, it was the worst day imaginable.

Meanwhile, Megan Pickford is an influencer with 300,000 social media followers. According to "OK! Magazine," she earns between £5,000 and £12,000 (approximately ₩9.9 million to ₩23.8 million) per sponsored post for major family brands, and her personal net worth reaches up to £400,000 (approximately ₩800 million).

Her husband Jordan Pickford currently plays for the England national team, having appeared in 91 A-match games. He overcame early struggles in this tournament with his best career performance in the Round of 16 match against Mexico at the Azteca Stadium. However, he did not play in the third-place playoff against France. Dean Henderson took over goalkeeping duties, while Jordan Pickford finished the tournament on the bench alongside other key players such as Harry Kane.

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