Maisie Symonds’ journey from an England fan watching the Lionesses win Euro 2022 from the stands to her own first international call-up has been far from straightforward.
The 22-year-old Brighton midfielder – named in Sarina Wiegman’s 24-strong squad for the upcoming Nations League doubleheader against Belgium – was at Wembley for England’s greatest moment to date a little shy of three years ago, by then a regular herself at under-19 level.
