Proud Dad; STEVEN GERRARD WILL BRING PHOTO OF HIS DAUGHTERS IN ENGLAND KITS WITH HIM AS HE PREPARES TO LEAD COUNTRY IN THE WORLD CUP

Steven Gerrard is taking a picture of his own three lions - daughters Lilly-Ella, Lexie and Lourdes - in their England kits with him to Brazil as he prepares to lead the team in the World Cup.

The England captain and his wife, Alex, posed for pictures with their children before joining up with the national team.

Alex told Hello! magazine: ‘All the girls have the England and new Liverpool kits with their names on the back, just like their daddy. They are so cute!

‘Steven has taken a picture of them on his phone so he has it with him. Lourdes loves hers so much we can't get it off her, though. She wants to sleep in her England kit and cries if I try to take it off her when I'm dressing her for nursery.’

Alex said the pair had put their dreams of having a little boy, to follow her husband into the game, on the back burner.

She said: ‘I know Steven has said before he would like one but the chances of us having one is slim with having three girls. He laughs and says he can't risk it - it's going to cost him a fortune in weddings if we have another girl.’

Gerrard told the magazine he was ‘proud’ to lead the team to Brazil. He said: ‘It's what dreams are made of. The plan is to come back and make the country proud of the team.’

The family have made sure to spend plenty of quality time together ahead of the World Cup and recently enjoyed a fun filled break in Dubai.

Alex was seen showing off her impressive bikini body as she lounged by the pool and splashed about with her little ones in the water.

The WAG even treated herself to a cocktail or two as she topped up her tan. 

And showing just how close they are Alex has said she will defy Roy Hodgson if England make it through to the later stages of the World Cup, even though there is a potential ban on WAGS attending the International tournament in June.

She previously told Hello!: ‘I’m not going at the moment, but if it gets to the late stages I’ll definitely go then.'

On Sunday  England touched down in the sweltering heat of Miami on to begin the next phase of their World Cup preparations.

The 23-man party, led by Gerrard, will begin their preparations for Wednesday's friendly against Ecuador with a training session at Barry University on Monday.