‘A crazy couple of months’

Leah Williamson has mentioned that she doesn’t thoughts being a job mannequin for ladies in sport after her heroics for England at this summer time’s Euros.

The 25-year-old was the Lionesses’ skipper as Sarina Wiegman’s facet went all the way in which to safe England’s first international trophy since the men’s team won the World Cup in 1966.

Defeating Germany at Wembley Stadium was an enormous on-field achievement, however greater than something, it was a landmark moment for women’s football and sport as a whole.

Whereas the Arsenal midfielder acknowledged that being a job mannequin comes with the territory of being an expert footballer, Williamson believes that it’s her responsibility to make use of her platform for the nice of ladies each inside and outdoors of soccer.

Talking to Lianne Sanderson on Gameday Countdown, Williamson mentioned: “Whenever you determine you’re going to turn out to be an expert girls’s footballer you don’t actually have a selection with all of that.

“I used to be fortunate as a result of I had a household who put all of these function fashions in entrance of my face, however for lots of ladies it was lots tougher and so they needed to seek for these inspirational individuals to look as much as.

“I don’t thoughts that accountability in any respect. We nonetheless have a protracted approach to go as a result of the sport has come a great distance, however there’s nonetheless a protracted approach to go and I don’t wish to ever look again and suppose that I might have accomplished extra to get extra women concerned and encourage extra individuals.

“Even when they don’t wish to turn out to be skilled footballers, on this competitors we needed to come back throughout as human beings who had fun and luxuriate in what we do whereas additionally being profitable.

“You are able to do each and that’s in the end what we achieved which I’m actually happy with as a result of not all people desires to turn out to be an expert footballer however to look as much as us and see girls going after what they need and having the ability to obtain it.”

With the Lionesses’ Euro glory now behind them, Williamson says that she’s able to get again into the swing of issues with Arsenal, not less than after having fun with a brief break.

She mentioned: “In the case of the WSL, don’t get me improper I’m taking my break day. It’s been a loopy couple of months and there’s been lots to cope with and a number of change made however after I return to Arsenal I’ll be prepared.

“I can’t give something lower than every part I’ve to them as a result of I like being there.”