I don’t want the ‘supersub’ label or anything like that. I just want to come on and express myself and play the best I can. Karen Carney Read Quote
It is a bit surreal for me because I have been a lifelong Birmingham fan, so to be inducted into the Hall of Fame is a massive honour. Karen Carney Read Quote
We just want the sport to be taken seriously and given the best possible chance for current and future players to be the best they can. Karen Carney Read Quote
More teams are trying to go full-time, so it gives everyone the best chance possible to be the best footballer they can be, which makes it more appealing to fans, because we’re better as we focus solely on the game as our job. Karen Carney Read Quote
I look at our sport as the same as tennis. Male and female tennis is very, very different. The men’s is more quick and powerful, and the women’s is more about finesse and has more rallies – and that’s the same with men’s and women’s football. Karen Carney Read Quote
Any person who has reached an elite level has had to start somewhere, and it’s all from grass-roots level. Karen Carney Read Quote
Of course I support England – and I follow Birmingham. I am an avid football fan, and obviously, I have a connection with Arsenal, so I like to watch them, too. I think anyone who is English follows the men’s team and wants them to do well, and I’m an avid follower of any football, really. Karen Carney Read Quote
