Steph Houghton is ‘one of the greatest’ – I would not be where I am today without her incredible legac...

I had grown up watching the likes of John Terry, Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney lead out the England men's squad at major tournaments, cheering when they scored and crying when they lost .As a young girl who had joined in with the boys' football matches in the playground but never had the chance to play it in PE, seeing a squad of women who not only played so very well on the pitch, but were also such inspiring role models off the pitch was quite mesmerising.

They won their quarter-final against Norway by the same margin, a performance in which England's attackers stole the show - but in which the defensive skill of Houghton and her backline did not gain the deserved praise.The Lionesses looked unstoppable, as visions of them lifting the World Cup trophy began to creep into the minds of the nation: but it was not to be.

The bravery it takes to captain your country at the semi-final of a major tournament is remarkable; but to also step up and take a match-defining penalty, well aware of the stakes, takes a strength that is simply beyond comprehension.Liverpool confirm cult heroes will leave Anfield as free agents at end of season: "I just didn't get a good connection. I'm gutted. I've let the team down. I'm gutted and heartbroken.

"At the top of her game, she really was one of the best centre-backs in the world. We sometimes forget that because she's done so much more in the game. The career that she's had - specifically when I think of her career at England - she really took this team to another level and helped set that stage for where we're at now.

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