Lindisfarne to Lioness: Lucy Bronze’s long road to the World Cup final | Louise Taylor

England’s right wing-back had a wild and windswept start to life on Holy Island but is now key for Sarina Wiegman’s side

Lucy Bronze’s early childhood was spent on wild, windswept, Holy Island, where her grandmother was the caretaker of Lindisfarne Castle. Given that, in a typical year, 650,000 tourists traverse the tidal causeway separating the island from the north Northumberland mainland, it was an important job. Even as a little girl, England’s future right wing-back swiftly learned that the privilege of living in such a magical, mystical, place involved her family shouldering considerable responsibility.

Perhaps it should be no surprise, then, that Bronze, too, grew up to be a custodian. As the most senior Lioness in Sarina Wiegman’s squad, she has long served as a key nurturer of England’s ambition.

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