She believes Gareth Southgate and the England team have got the 'strength and depth' to win the World Cup
Karen Walker, 53, captained England at the same time as David Beckham, scoring 40 goals in 83 caps, and competed in 13 FA Cup Finals.After retiring from football in 2006, Karen joined Humberside Police, having seen her mum suffer domestic violence.
But she said using football to engage with vulnerable young people as a neighbourhood police officer inKaren said giving young people confidence was one of the best parts of her job, and football was a mechanism for that to happen."Rashford and Sterling are using their platform to talk about social issues, Southgate is the perfect man for the job.
Karen said:"I played with Hope Powell at the start of my England career, but we didn’t particularly get along all too well."Then somebody got injured so I got to play, and I was awarded man of the match."When she made me captain, I thought I was in trouble."I got a call from Hope asking me to go to her room but when I got there, she just said 'Kaz, I’m going to make you captain'.
She said:"I pushed myself to the limits during my football career, so now I’m happy to be where I am."I’ve got that mentality where if I want something done, I do it myself, and I got that drive and focus, I’ve always had it."
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