Taylor’s Version

Jodie Taylor looks back on a career that finally delivered an England debut at 28, after an itinerant club journey across Australia, the USA, Sweden and England. The hat-trick pioneer discusses her signature off-the-ball movement, the emotional 2015 World Cup quarter-final winner against Canada, her EURO 2017 Golden Boot and France quarter-final winner, and why she rates the 2015 bronze medal above her 2020 Champions League triumph with Lyon. She reflects on the sacrifices of an unpaid early career, being mentored by teammates including Wendie Renard and Christine Sinclair, and confirms her post-retirement move into an Arsenal football-services executive role. The interview closes with a lighter run through tour-bus personalities, from her verdict on the best singer to a Prince William encounter, as she settles into life after playing.