Following the England Lionesses’ growing success over the last 5 years, attention has turned to what the future of England will look like and if their success will continue after the current players retire. As a goalkeeper, stepping up to the number one spot comes with a lot of pressure, and Sophia Poor could be the one to take it on.

A common misconception of female athletes is once they announce they’re pregnant, a retirement announcement will follow, but recently this has proven to not be true. As changes are made to better support female athletes, we are seeing more returns to sport following pregnancies.