She’s Royal

Chris Brookes interviews the Canada forward, signed by Reading in July 2021, who had an Olympic bronze medal before starting her college career at Florida and upgraded it to gold in Tokyo. Rose talks through the penalty she converted into the top corner in the gold-medal shoot-out, explaining that Canada’s players were told to pick a spot and practise it daily, and says the empty stadium helped her focus. She recalls her father travelling over with her, being met at the airport by technical director Ryan Williams, and choosing a club near London. She names Christine Sinclair’s humble leadership as her biggest influence and praises Bev Priestman’s individual plans. Her early goal proved the winner in December’s shock defeat of champions Chelsea. She speaks about her Jamaican heritage through music and food.