With all eyes on Croke Park again this weekend, it's all to play for as Kerry and Donegal square off in the All-Ireland final.
The latter in particular has plenty to prove after being forced to suffer a crushing defeat the last time the sides clashed in the final and having not lifted the Sam Maguire Cup since 2012.
Leading the fight on Sunday is, of course, Donegal manager Jim McGuinness, and cheering him on every step of the way is his wife Yvonne. Here's how their love story unfolded...
The first meeting
In a case of mother knows best, it was Yvonne's mum who first brought the solicitor and Jim together way back in 2002. Yvonne's brother is former footballer Colm McFadden, and she and her mum were in the players' lounge in Croke Park when she first clapped eyes on her future hubby.
Jim recalled the first meeting, telling the Sunday Independent: 'Yvonne had been going out with this guy but had split up with him that summer and her mother was going "what about Jim McGuinness? What about Jim McGuinness?"
'Yvonne was sick of it: "Will you just shut your mouth about Jim McGuinness! Why are you talking about him? I've never even met him!"
'Anyway, we're in the players' lounge in Croke Park after losing to Dublin in the All-Ireland quarter-final and this woman- her mother - calls me over.
'(Yvonne) turns around, and I turned around, and that was it. So I owe her mother a lot too.'
Family life
The couple tend to keep their family life out of the spotlight but went on to tie the knot and welcome six children: Toni-Marie, Mark Anthony, Jim Jnr, and twins Bonnie and Aoibhe.
They also welcomed a son in 2016 but have kept his name private.
Support each other through their careers
Jim's career has taken several twists and turns over the years, most notably when he turned his hand to soccer, first as a performance coach for Celtic.
He then took on the role of assistant coach for Beijing Sinobo Guoan in the Chinese Super League but left after six months for 'personal family reasons.'
Next up, the family moved to the US when he became a coach at Charlotte Independence, but his tenure there only lasted one season, and the family continued to live there afterwards.
In August 2023, GAA fans were stunned when he returned as Donegal Senior Manager. He has previously opened up about how important his wife's support is to his success.
'It's a very, very demanding position, and the support systems you have around you are very, very important. I have a very caring wife, and that is a great starting point to be able to free yourself up to do the job, and I think that's very important,' he told the Irish Independent.
