Three Lionesses: Find your team, build self-belief, embrace your inner Lioness

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Boldon Girls was established in 1992 by Paul Smith, and the club counts three Lionesses among its alumni - Scott, Steph Houghton and Demi Stokes. An empowering and uplifting guide from THREE legendary Lionesses, Ella Toone, Georgia Stanway and Nikita Parris. Come down the travelators, exit Sainsbury's, turn right and follow the pedestrianised walkway to Crown Walk and turn right - and Coles will be right in front of you. Ella has scored 16 goals for the senior squad and is the first woman to wear the iconic number 7 shirt for Manchester United.

The Monday Night Club discuss whether Jude Bellingham is England's best talent since Paul Gascoigne, after he was named best young player at Monday's Ballon d'Or ceremony. Last year, Williamson was made an OBE in the New Year Honours List, was one of the honourees at the British GQ Men of the Year Awards, and a mural celebrating her Euros victory was created in her home town of Newport Pagnell, near Milton Keynes. Houghton captained England for eight years, while both Scott and Stokes were part of the squad that won the Lionesses' first major trophy at Euro 2022.

But in a tale that is all-too-familiar for the Lionesses, Scott struggled to find opportunities to play football as a child. An empowering and uplifting rallying ROAR from three legendary Lionesses, Ella Toone, Georgia Stanway and Nikita Parris, helping young readers to build self-belief, find their team and go after their dreams.

From joining a new squad to stepping up to take a penalty, from getting back up when life (or a footballer) knocks you down to going after your goals. And in November 2022 external-link it reported that since October 2021, there had been a 17% increase in female affiliated players across all levels of the game, a 30% increase in female registered football teams, and a 15% increase in female youth teams. If the boys say 'girls can't play football' the girls can say: 'Well, there was a game at Wembley this year where the girls did well! At club level, she spent nine years with Manchester City - winning the Women's Super League once and both the FA Cup and League Cup three times.Ella, Georgia, and Nikita have learned so much from football that can apply to everyday life, from joining a new squad, to stepping up to take a penalty, and getting back up when life (or a footballer) knocks you down.

Georgia has 49 senior caps for England and it was her goal that secured England a place in the Euros semi-final. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. They truly share my passion in allowing young people, and girls especially, to realise their own potential and believe they can achieve whatever they put their minds to. Those are my happiest memories - getting up dead early on a Saturday, playing football, travelling around with the girls having such a laugh. Nikita was the WSL top goal scorer of all time in 2019-2020 - and when she was 11 there wasn't a girls' team so she set up her own and they went on to win the league!

An avid supporter of the women's game, when Cheryl's not writing, you'll find her either spectating her daughter's matches from the side-lines or driving up and down the country to watch WSL and England games. I think one of the main differences is that I can see more than one coach for the whole session," says Scott. Smith did - and he can now reflect on seeing young players he coached go on to achieve international success. Cat Sims is a London based Illustrator who creates visual narratives in her work, grounded in her passion for comic art.

Despite that, there is still plenty of room for growth, with the FA calculating that only 63% of schools in England offered equal access to football for boys and girls through PE. At a time where I am still learning myself, I want to help guide these young people, and help them understand that it’s not about being perfect, it’s about growing and getting to a point that they are happy with. They will look at how Williamson’s own story can inspire young people to believe in themselves and see that they can also become leaders. The book will run alongside a campaign centred around “reaching and inspiring as many young people, and especially girls, as possible”. Since our win in the summer of 2022, and with the platform we now have, it feels as though it is the right time to reach out to help them find the strength to believe in themselves, allowing them to become whoever they want to be.With the true stories of how they got to where they are today and tons of practical tips, this book will help young readers embrace who they are, ignite their spark, go after their goals and find their team - because no Lioness is complete without their pride. Williamson led the Lionesses to glory at last summer’s Uefa Women’s Euros, becoming the first England football team to win an international tournament since 1966. Liked Georgia’s story having a ball in one hand an egg in the other so when we drop the ball it bounces back - we can do it.