#sports-inspiration

#sports-inspiration

The England defender began her senior career at Birmingham City, signing aged 16, with Carter a member of the triumphant Lioness squad which lifted the Euro 2022 trophy.

"He was kind of the first one who put that belief in my head. I remember he came up to me and said, 'How far do you want to go with this game? I believe you can play at a high level.'"

Andriy Shevchenko reflects on his early days in football, emphasizing how the sport united diverse communities even in a pre-globalization world.

"It's super hard to make it out of here because we don't have resources other cities have. If an athlete wants to make it out of The 757, they have to be the golden child."

I was lucky enough to go to the Ireland versus England game in the 2007 Six Nations. That sticks out to me as a massive moment growing up.