Despite being Scottish, there was no stopping Kim Little from supporting England in their generation-defining Women’s Euros triumph.
“I’m loyal to my Arsenal team-mates!” the Gunners captain tells Sky Sports when asked if she had mixed feelings about watching the Lionesses in the final. “I will always support them no matter what.”
Among the closest of Little’s Arsenal comrades is England attacker Beth Mead, who was not only joint-top scorer in the tournament but also won the Player of the Tournament award. Little and Mead know each other beyond football, but was the former surprised at her close friend’s success? Absolutely not.
“We were in a relationship but she still likes to call me her work wife!” says Little, smiling. “We have a good laugh and we bounce off each other. We’re often a pain in the backside for the coaches but we get the work done!
“Beth had a great season before the tournament, she scored and assisted a lot of goals at the most important times and that’s what she did for England.