The Rochdale-born Man City fanatic has a date with destiny as part of England's World Cup final squad
The 26-year-old grew up in Rochdale in a Manchester City-supporting household, honing her talents like a worker bee before joining the Blues in 2014.
Walsh followed enthusiastically and was decked out in the new kits every year; her fandom even went as far as the names she gave her goldfish - Shaun Goater and Nicolas Anelka. “There’s a field opposite my parents’ house. Dad would come home from work and we would go on the field and practice passing for two hours.
But when she reached 12 years old, she was no longer able to play with the boys and had to look further afield. Back to blue Having been credited with helping to save Blackburn from being relegated from the third tier of women’s football, Walsh needed a bigger challenge. At 17 years old, she was too young to sign a professional contract so combined her football with A Levels at St Bede’s College.
The studious Walsh duly did so and was ultimately rewarded when Marley, in interim control of England, called the midfielder up to her first senior camp in 2017. However, her performances were not up to her usual high standards, and she admitted to questioning her place in the game after targeted abuse on social media.
They were called up to the England senior squad at the same time and rang each other to celebrate making the 2019 World Cup team before telling their parents. On transfer deadline day, Walsh joined Barcelona for a rumoured world record fee for a women’s footballer. ‘I’ve done my knee’ Everyone became expert lip-readers as they saw Walsh’s pained expression having gone down in a challenge during England’s second group game.
“More so, because I was embarrassed. Obviously, they were worried about my knee but they know me as a person.
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