“Being in the public eye took a little bit of getting used to. It’s definitely not something that I ever thought would happen or that I say I particularly love being part of. But I think it’s important to recognise that we have a platform to help inspire people, to help inspire young girls.”

You’ve sure enough heard of Alessia Russo. After all, she’s part of the reason for the revival of the “It’s Coming Home” choruses this year. She is changing the status of football by creating a safe and celebrated space for women to turn their sporting dreams into reality. They say a girl can only dream. How wrong they were. Covering our Winter 23 issue, Russo gets to grips with the noise of the crowd off the pitch and her christening as “England’s Golden Girl”.

Alessia Russo wears Cartier.

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