England and Arsenal star Rachel Yankey has told how pretended to be a boy as she started out playing football. The star is working as a Confidence Coach to inspire the next generation of female footballers.
And delivering a moving team talk at the Gatorade’s 5v5 all-female tournament, she revealed she cut her hair and went by the name of Ray to be accepted into the local boy’s football team. This disguise helped her confidence blossom.
The England player shared how her first ever football coach, a painter and decorator, developed her self-belief and helped her feel part of a team. Gatorade launched the first video in its ‘Team Talk’ series featuring former England and Arsenal star Rachel Yankey.
