Dream a Little Meme of Me

Fresh off signing a new two-year contract, Manchester City’s Kerstin Casparij talks through the season with typical candour and the self-deprecating humour that has made her one of the WSL’s most followed personalities online. The Dutch right-back reflects on her evolution under Gareth Taylor from a raw, forward-thinking teenager into a complete, tactically detailed full-back, opens up about the adjustment to increased scrutiny and criticism that comes with playing in England compared to the Netherlands, and discusses navigating visibility as an openly gay athlete who wants to represent LGBTQ+ causes without courting controversy. There’s plenty of lighter material too – her viral ‘walking meme’ Instagram captions, City’s rivalry banter, and life growing up in Heerenveen with two younger brothers – alongside serious reflection on last season’s near-miss WSL title race and City’s ambitions heading into the second half of this campaign and a home Euros for the Netherlands.