Fran Kirby

Now I have a deal with Swarovski! Growing up, my grandma, mum, and I collected the crystals, so that is really incredible. ”

I want to pave the path as much as possible for the younger girls coming through. ”

Women's sport is growing, becoming powerful, and we want to continue to raise that platform for the young girls at home. ”

Ultimately, we need to grow the women's game. That's the biggest issue; it always has been. Then you can talk about equal pay and everything else. ”

We want to be the face of women's football, to encourage young girls to play. If I have to be recognised in the streets to encourage them, I'm happy to do that. ”

My mum was massively important to everything I've done, and now her memory is a motivational tool for me. ”

Ultimately, we are doing the same job as the men, but I understand that we're not filling out stadiums. ”

When people ask me what I think about when I'm playing, I picture myself as a 10-year-old girl, playing in the park, scoring a goal and then celebrating. That's when I'm playing best. ”

For me, I want to be scoring goals. That's what I'm judged on, and that's what I judge myself on. ”

That's what all of us want, why we're getting involved in so many campaigns - we want to leave football in a better place than when we came into it. ”