A mere six months after the Lionesses went head-to-head with Spain in the World Cup final, I'm on a Zoom call with left-back Rachel Daly. The adidas athlete has spent the day shooting in near-freezing conditions and, despite several layers, is, in a word, cold.
It's hard to know where to start with the footballer, who's had something of a renaissance in the Lionesses team. While she played every single match for England in Tokyo's 2020 Olympic Games, it's no secret that she had to fight for her place in the squad. It's hard to see why, though - she has a roster of accolades under her belt, including being one of the only female England players to win the Golden Boot and scooping top scorer of the Women's Super League (WSL) 2022 season (she was a mere goal short of smashing the record for the most goals ever).
