After an England Under-23s call-up the Leicester striker is on the rise – and happy she chose football over badminton
A former county champion in badminton who also played cricket in the Worcestershire county schools team, Missy Goodwin always seemed destined for a sporting career, one way or another, it was just a question of in which sport.
After her latest inclusion in the England Under-23s squad that will face Germany and France this month, she is certainly glad she chose football. After her winning goal for Leicester against Liverpool in the Women’s Super League, her club unquestionably are too.
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