Bootle and England Lioness Alex Greenwood has been immortalised with a mural in the heart of her home town.
The 29-year-old Euro 2022 winner said she was "honoured" to have the 22ft mural commemorating her sporting successes painted onto the front of 320 Stanley Road. Alex, who has represented Bootle in the world of women’s football from an early age, came off the bench in the second half when the Lionesses beat Germany 2-1 at Wembley in July.
Liverpool artist John Culshaw, who is known for murals of Ringo Starr in Toxteth and Mo Salah in Anfield, was tasked with creating the mural, funded due to a joint venture by Sefton Council and REPT Sports.
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Alex, a former pupil at Savio Salesian high school, said: “I would like to thank Sefton Council for this mural. It’s really important for me to be able to send a message to young girls in my area that anything is possible. Many of the dreams I had while walking the streets of Bootle and playing on the pitches have come true through hard work and perseverance. Characteristics that were formed in Bootle.”
Cllr Trish Hardy, Sefton Council’s Cabinet Member for Communities and Housing, said: “Alex has always been an inspiration to our sporting youngsters and we were over the moon when she, along with the other amazing Lionesses, brought home the European Championship. To be able to honour Alex in this way with a permanent mural in the heart of her home town is fantastic and I know that the thousands of schoolchildren who will pass by it every day will be inspired just by seeing it."
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