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Sophie is a football mad 13-year-old and plays
for several teams in Norfolk.
So far this season, she has scored two hat-tricks
in three games of the season in the Norwich City Girls' Centre of
Excellence Under 14s.
Football fanatic
I have been playing football since the age of five,
but my mum's got pictures of me with a ball at the age of two.
I play for Gorleston Girls Under 15s, Norwich City
centre of Excellence U14s, Norfolk U14s and sometimes for my school.
Sophie practises her keepy-up skills |
My average amount of games per week is normally
one, but sometimes this may change, due to me playing for so many
teams.
I train twice a week normally, but if the school
has training I go along to that too.
I love playing football because it's something
I started at an early age. I have a very strong belief about girls
playing football, which is why I enjoy it so much.
When I was about six weeks old, I used to watch
my mum play football. Ever since then, the only thing in my life
has been football - because my family are such footy fanatics!
Keepy-up competition
My keepy-up record is 718.
I didn't know I had won the Sports Academy keepy-up
competition at first, because I was away in Cyprus.
Sophie shows off her tricks |
My cousin rang up saying I'd won it and I couldn't
believe it.
It was announced on the telly and I had to go to
the BBC Television Studios in London to be with the other winners.
We later recorded the show for Sports Relief. I
may Gary Lineker and saw Spencer Moon from EastEnders. It was just
amazing.
Play for England
I'd like to play for my country and if they had
a ladies' Manchester United team, I'd like to play for them as well.
The best football moment of my life was when I
went up to see Manchester United play Newcastle.
This not only meant watching the game, but meeting
all of the Manchester United players including my football hero,
David Beckham.
I also met Alex Ferguson and the kit manager and
was later shown around Old Trafford on tour.
Girls' football
I think there aren't many girls playing football
because they don't get given the chance like boys do.
Girls' football isn't as big as boys' football
and I don't think it ever will be, but this is my message to all
the girls who play football:
Just enjoy yourself and just remember, girls are
better than boys!
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and put 'NORFOLK KIDS' in the subject.
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