Appearing on BBC Radio 5 live Breakfast on Friday, Darcy met former Manchester United captain Michael Carrick, who said her treatment was "sad". "For Darcy to play football and enjoy it is fantastic," said Carrick, who is now United's assistant manager. There was also a message from England Women's goalkeeper Carly Telford and Darcy will be the mascot on Sunday for Manchester United women's game against Charlton. Olympic hockey gold medallist Sam Quek revealed that she too was excluded from playing football as a child. "I played football with the boys for years, but the parents started a campaign and I was banned.

Source: BBC October 12, 2018 08:04 UTC