Eniola Aluko

My favourite artist is Beyonce. I also like Jasmine Sullivan.

— Eniola Aluko

Don't read, click links or subscribe to any media organisations that peddle sinister untruths and stereotypes.

— Eniola Aluko

There is still this perception in football about whether people are 'English through and through.' Essentially there is not any such thing…

— Eniola Aluko

After you're dating someone for a few weeks, you often don't become exclusive until you give yourself more time to know what…

— Eniola Aluko

You don't want an 18-year-old girl who's very talented thinking: 'I want to play for the first team but I've got to…

— Eniola Aluko

Maurizio Sarri is one of those managers who can get the best out of players who aren't necessarily world class which he…

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It can be difficult for players who are perceived to have turned their backs on England, as Wilfried Zaha has found out…

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This is something that baffles me about managers: if you know the formation that you will revert to if you are in…

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As a forward, when you have not scored for a while the desire to score gets stronger and stronger and ultimately that…

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If you're at uni just because your parents have said so... There's a lot of success stories of people who have dropped…

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Something about the WSL is that the margins for error are very small. In the Premier League you can get away with…

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Look, the reality is that people will pay more for a match when Wayne Rooney is playing than when I am playing.…

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From a young age in England I felt technical skills were coached out of me. I remember when I was 15 doing…

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The fear for English players has always been that you might risk a place in the national team if you go abroad…

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There are many clever contractual ways to let a young player continue his career elsewhere while still having first option to bring…

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Marta is one of my favourite players, and one of the best players I've had the privilege of coming up against, so…

— Eniola Aluko

No one should feel comfortable venting racist abuse, whether from the stands or through media outlets. Just as fans must call out…

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You cannot underestimate Zidane's achievement of winning the Champions League three times in a row - it must have taken superb skills…

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I've learned things in Italy at the age of 31. Some of the passing drills are so complicated you need a high…

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I feel that sometimes managers think that, if they can come up with a tactic that leads to success in a major…

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We can be tackled but referees are there to police dangerous challenges. Forwards are protected by the laws of the game and…

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When I considered PSG before I signed for Juventus one thing that put me off was wondering what the point is of…

— Eniola Aluko

Perception is a big thing in football and people need to be more careful about how they choose to perceive young players…

— Eniola Aluko

Off the pitch I've always believed it is healthy to switch off from football and have completely different interests too.

— Eniola Aluko

I think the quicker we tell young girls who dream of playing professionally that they should believe in themselves, the more prepared…

— Eniola Aluko

To stay healthy, I like to eat healthy food. For example a lot of meat, pasta, vegetables and I also have to…

— Eniola Aluko

It's great being part of Juventus. As expected, there's a real family feel to the club, alongside a big desire to win…

— Eniola Aluko

I've experienced it with Chelsea Women: it can be very hard at the top for long periods of time, fighting just to…

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I always try to talk to my younger teammates in the same way I would do with my older ones and you…

— Eniola Aluko

If young players are capable of playing 90 minutes every week at European clubs why prevent them from doing that?

— Eniola Aluko

My mum's an amazing woman, a huge part of my life. She's very entrepreneurial, owns a very successful business. I take a…

— Eniola Aluko

There are a lot of football clubs that are fantastic football clubs but how they treat footballers is another story.

— Eniola Aluko

I've been at Chelsea five years and been the butt of many jokes. And I give it back sometimes. That is the…

— Eniola Aluko

The problem with tactical novelties that might lead to a manager being hailed as a hero is that if they do not…

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All over the world people know Juventus as a club affiliated with legends and success and the project with the women's side…

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Champions League football is one of the primary reasons I joined Juventus so I am determined to help the team succeed in…

— Eniola Aluko

Football is full of different characters but there are perhaps none who have a split personality quite like Jose Mourinho, as I…

— Eniola Aluko

I was obsessed with the character Atticus Finch. I really liked the idea of having a voice for the voiceless, getting someone…

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It is dangerous to sit on your laurels, but a lot of the time you only have to add one or two…

— Eniola Aluko

Juventus offered me the opportunity to sign in 2017 and I turned it down. I just didn't feel the timing was right.

— Eniola Aluko