Leah Williamson: The first time I ever played football, my memory was at gymnastics. She's like: 'You go and support your kids, but at the same time, it wasn't thrilling to watch. Kelly: When you were little, though, it probably wasn't something that she would have envisaged for her daughter anyway, was it? I'd been playing for Arsenal and I'd done a season... so I'd turned a few heads, let's say. And then the England call-up came and I think that was when I was like: 'This is like a career thing now.'

Source: BBC February 28, 2026 09:50 UTC