She Kicks Back 2010-2019: Pics Of The Decade

The editor picks the photographs of the decade that stayed with her, and they are almost all about pain rather than triumph. The lead image catches Faye White in the instant after firing England’s penalty over the bar in the 2011 World Cup quarter-final shoot-out, screened by the referee while French joy erupts inches away. Abby Wambach’s 122nd-minute header against Brazil in the same tournament is her best goal, Megan Rapinoe’s 45-yard cross and Andreia’s despairing dive included; Laura Bassett’s own goal against Japan in 2015 is the worst, and O’Neill says she feels sick typing it. Three closing images are offered as an antidote, all of opponents consoling one another: Eliana Stabile with Erin Cuthbert, Jo Potter with Simone Laudehr, Aya Miyama with Camille Abily.