Fez — Football legend Roberto Carlos has married Moroccan-Lebanese FIFA-licensed players’ agent Souhaila Ettahiri.
Carlos and Ettahiri celebrated their union with family and friends in Spain on July 25, following an earlier private marriage ceremony.
The couple reportedly began with a professional relationship before becoming romantically involved.
Ettahiri is a football agent based in Spain with Moroccan-Libanese roots, placing both partners inside the international football industry.
For Carlos, however, Morocco was already familiar football territory.
Roberto Carlos backed Morocco in 2018
In April 2018, Morocco’s committee bidding to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup named Roberto Carlos as one of its international ambassadors.
The former Brazil and Real Madrid left-back joined figures including Joseph-Antoine Bell, El Hadji Diouf, Khalilou Fadiga, Adel Chedli, and Robert Kidiaba in supporting Morocco’s campaign.
At the time, Carlos described Morocco as a “land of football” and expressed confidence that the country could deliver a tournament built around genuine passion for the game.
Morocco eventually lost the 2026 hosting vote to the joint United States, Canada, and Mexico bid. FIFA recorded 134 votes for the North American bid and 65 for Morocco.
The bond did not end with that unsuccessful campaign. Carlos also highlighted Morocco’s development as a football nation and expressed confidence in its ability to help stage the 2030 World Cup.
This time, Morocco succeeded. FIFA appointed Morocco, Spain, and Portugal as co-hosts of the 2030 tournament, giving the country the World Cup hosting role Carlos had publicly supported years earlier.
Ettahiri has her own connection to Moroccan football
Ettahiri’s Moroccan football ties are more direct.
In June, the FIFA-licensed agent highlighted Mohammed VI Football Academy as a major part of Morocco’s emergence as a producer of elite young players.
She emphasized that Morocco’s investment in youth development has created a pipeline capable of preparing players for major international clubs.
Ettahiri also called for stronger links between Moroccan training structures and companies specializing in managing young footballers.
A perfect match, on and off the pitch
The overlap gives the couple’s recent marriage an unusual football footnote.
Long before Carlos married a woman professionally connected to Moroccan football, he had already attached his name to Morocco’s attempt to reach the sport’s biggest stage.
What began in 2018 as a World Cup endorsement now looks like part of a longer connection, linking one of Brazil’s most recognizable football legends to Morocco through both the game and his personal life.
