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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Suzanne Wrack

England’s Jill Scott making most of home Euros after long road to the top

Jill Scott trains with England
Jill Scott trains with England. ‘There’s a good feeling about this one,’ she says of the tournament. Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images/Reuters

Jill Scott has seen a lot of changes during her 16-year international career. The veteran midfielder is competing in her 10th major tournament – four Euros, four World Cups and two Olympics – and conditions are a far cry from her first outing with England.

When Scott was a kid, she would wrap 5p coins in a bit of paper to try and nab an extra go on the basketball arcade machines when she had run out of money. Now the team have one on hand, with the FA having built an environment at The Lensbury Hotel in London, where they will be based for the Euros, that is tailored to giving them everything they need on and off the pitch to perform.

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