"It was never about the money when I joined Arsenal. Now I look back at those figures and I think 'oh my god'. In 2012, Houghton was one of the best female centre-backs in England - for which she was paid £4,000 a year by Arsenal... to live off that and try and save for a house, simple things we all do as human beings, it was quite tough to do."
"I came from the north-east. My mum and dad did not have much money... money was never really a driving factor. But I had the opportunity to move to Arsenal. I wanted to go there and win trophies, I wanted to establish myself in the England set-up and play with the best players."
"To be going in there by myself to speak about something was tough because the guy that I was speaking to, Vic Akers, who is an absolute legend in the women's game... I became increasingly determined to stand up for myself."
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