FA now spreading talent centres around the countryDefender Charles: ‘We’ve probably failed at some point’
The Chelsea defender Niamh Charles hopes that new Football Association initiatives will mean the England Women’s team will be “more representative of society” for generations to come.
Three of the Lionesses called up to Sarina Wiegman’s squad to face Belgium in the Nations League this month are from mixed ethnic backgrounds, in stark contrast to the squad picked by Gareth Southgate earlier in October for the internationals against Australia and Italy.
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