“It’s the greatest heartbreak you’ll ever go through and nothing ever compares to that. It is your first real love and to not be able to do it is pretty tough.”
So says Karen Carney MBE, on retiring from football. The ex-England winger and midfielder turned broadcaster, who left the sport in 2019, knows exactly what it’s like to leave the structure and camaraderie of the sport to face the uncertainties of the next step – life after football.
