Lionesses striker Beth England revealed that her goal for Tottenham Hotspur in the 2-1 loss to Manchester United in February was a message to England manager Sarina Wiegman after the striker was snubbed ahead of the Arnold Clark Cup.
The 28-year-old had failed to clock any minutes at the European Championships last summer as the Lionesses claimed a first-ever major trophy. After falling further down the pecking order at Chelsea under Emma Hayes at the start of the 2022/23 season, England’s exile from the national set-up looked all but certain as she was consistently overlooked.
The threat saw England swap reigning champions Chelsea for relegation-threatened Tottenham Hotspur in January of last season for a domestic record transfer fee in a bid to force herself back into Wiegman’s eye line ahead of the summer’s Women’s World Cup.
