Steph Houghton

Ever since I've been able to walk, I've always had a ball at my feet.

It's great to be able to bring the best players from other countries and that they want to play in our league.

It is a bit surreal when I'm out and people are having a look or staring or wanting selfies.

When you're training every day, recovery is so important. I find that foam rolling helps me to make sure I don't get tight anywhere so that I keep mobilised and keep on top of things.

I want to play for England, I wear my heart on my sleeve, and I give it everything I can, not just for me but for my team-mates as well.

As captain, I want us to be ambitious; I want us to be winners - but above all, I hope we will show how much we love the game by passing the ball and achieving success through our technical and tactical approach.

We'd love to be playing to five or six thousand.

The Olympics is one of the memories that will always be with me. It changed my life for the better.

The World Cup is what we've done all them hours for. It's why we give up normal life.

We're doing a lot of work in schools getting girls to play football, breaking down any taboos there might be, and we're seeing them get interested and bring their families along, where they have such a good match day experience that they're coming back.

In terms of leading by example. I feel as though that's what my game is. Trying to drive the team forward, win my tackles, win my headers.

It doesn't get much more special than playing at Wembley in front of 70,000 people. It's definitely what dreams are made of.