Beth Mead has vowed to “work her a*** off” to be part of England's bid for World Cup glory next summer.
The newly-crowned 2022 Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) is struggling to be fit for the start of the tournament on July 20 in Australia and New Zealand after rupturing her anterior cruciate ligament last month. But the Arsenal striker, who won the Golden Boot and Golden Ball during the Lionesses’ Euro 2022 triump h this summer, has promised to do everything to be on that England flight down under.
“It’s an interesting injury really, people come back from it in different time frames,” she said after becoming the first women’s footballer to receive the prestigious SPOTY award. “I’m two weeks post-op now and I’m in a really good position.
