LIVERPOOL'S Pepe Reina has admitted that the downside to getting married before the World Cup is spending his honey moon with 22 other blokes.

The Reds' keeper said: "I'm very happy with my new status, but now I'm going to have to spend my honeymoon with 22 other blokes."

Reina married girlfriend Yolanda Ruiz in the southern Spanish city of Cordoba last Friday.

He said: "We decided to get married last week so that I could focus on the World Cup and not be distracted by the wedding preparations.

Reina will be competing with Real Madrid keeper Iker Casillas and Valencia's Santiago Canizares for the No1 spot.

He added: "I'm going to try and make things as difficult as possible for (coach) Luis (Aragones)."