“The England management in place now, and the type of environment we try to create for the senior team is very different to before… the environment at England camp is a much friendlier and nicer one than it was a handful of years ago.”
We start a new series with a fabulous conversation with Jess Carter, a professional footballer with England and Chelsea.
Jess was one of the Lionesses that won the Euros in 2022 and went on to win silver in the World Cup in 2023.
Surprisingly, representing England was never an ambition for Jess as a young player.
She talks candidly about how the shift in intensity as a Chelsea player impacted her, the challenge of her early games for England and the positive change she’s seen in the England set-up under the leadership of Sarina Wiegman, which has enabled players to flourish and the national team to fulfil its potential.
We explore the real issue around diversity in the national team and WSL, why Jess is so comfortable talking publicly about her sexuality, and how she personally deals with negative comments on social media.
It’s a refreshingly open conversation with a high-profile England player.
Thank you to Sport England who support The Game Changers Podcast with a National Lottery award.
Find out more about The Game Changers podcast here: https://www.fearlesswomen.co.uk/thegamechangers
Hosted by Sue Anstiss
Produced by Sam Walker, What Goes On Media
A Fearless Women production
Denise Lewis: The Golden Girl becomes a Dame
Game On: Chapter 12 - Sidelined Women
Game On: Chapter 11 - He for She
Ian Wright: Taking a stand for women’s football
Sue Campbell: Bringing football home
Game On: Chapter 10 - Ready For The Board Game
Maggie Murphy: Equal pay for equal play
Game On: Chapter 9 - You Can't Be What You Can't See
Stacey Copeland: Challenging society's view of femininity
Game On: Chapter 8 - Women Talk Sport
Rose Reilly: Following your passion to be the best in the world
Game On: Chapter 7 - Equal Pay for Equal Play
Ebony Rainford-Brent: The story of a cricketing trailblazer
Game On: Chapter 6 - Show Me The Money
Game On: Chapter 5 - It's A Sell-Out
Clare Balding: Standing up for women’s sport
Game On: Chapter 4 - Full Coverage
Game On: Chapter 3 - The Female Frailty Myth
Kate Richardson Walsh: What it takes to win Olympic Gold
Game On: Chapter 2 - Twelve Game-Changing Moments
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