She Kicks A Beat With… Sophie Schmidt (Canada, 1.FFC Frankfurt)

Chris Brookes profiles Canada midfielder Sophie Schmidt for the music-themed She Kicks A Beat slot, following her July move from Sky Blue FC to Champions League holders 1.FFC Frankfurt in the year of her nation’s home World Cup. The 27-year-old, formerly of the University of Portland and Kristianstads DFF, has featured heavily for Colin Bell’s side and marked her arrival with a karaoke attempt at Bohemian Rhapsody she calls an epic disaster. She traces her tastes to early years in Paraguay and an older brother, Spencer, whose radio habits shaped her listening, and lists Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Florence and the Machine, Bob Marley and Eddie Vedder among her iPod’s contents. Schmidt describes how the Canada squad bonds through music, from Carmelina Moscato’s dancing to the singing of Erin McLeod and Desiree Scott, and recalls performing Green Day on guitar to team-mates before the 2008 Beijing Olympics.