All eyes are on Old Trafford this week as England women kick off their Euro 2022 campaign against Austria at Old Trafford.Sarina Wiegman’s arrival as head coach has seen her charges hit a purple patch with 12 wins and two draws in the first 14 games, making the Lionesses pre-tournament favourites.Wiegman took many by surprise by installing Arsenal’s Leah Williamson as her captain and it will be a proud moment when she leads the team out in Manchester on Wednesday.Leah Williamson will captain England as they look to win the Euros on home soil. (Mike Egerton/PA) (PA Archive)But a former – and indeed the first ever women’s Euro captain – has also been making headlines in the run-up to this summer’s festival of football. Carol Thomas is leading a team of female footballing trailblazers who are retracing their steps to success. The team of women will walk from The Mornflake Stadium in Crewe, venue for the first Women’s EURO game in 1984, to Old Trafford.Carol is joined by:Rachel Yankey, one of England’s highest capped players and the first registered professional female football player in EnglandIqra Ismail, the first captain of the Somali Women’s National Team and Director of Women’s FootballChloe…
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