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Karen Carney

(1987) Association Football Player United Kingdom

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Karen Carney is an association football player from the United Kingdom, best known for They're Part of the Family.

Quick Facts About Karen Carney

Born: August 1, 1987
Nationality: United Kingdom
Profession: Association Football Player
Notable works: They're Part of the Family

About Karen Carney

Karen Julia Carney is an English sports journalist and former professional footballer who played as a winger and midfielder. Carney has been a regular broadcaster for live football on TNT Sports, Sky Sports, ITV and Amazon Prime, including Women's Super League and men's Premier League matches since 2019. She is also a sports columnist for BBC Sport and The Guardian, and a pundit for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Television.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Member of the Order of the British Empire

Quotes by Karen Carney

I will have some time off, do some media works, and I think, for 17 years, I have given everything I could.

Everything

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I guess the good news that the summer travel season that we were projecting is becoming a reality. We certainly felt that…

Becoming

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On the pitch, my first tournament, the European Championship in England in 2005, was special.

Championship

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Just playing with the lads in school, really, and having a kick around, and I ended up at a Sunday club just…

Around

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Of course I support England - and I follow Birmingham. I am an avid football fan, and obviously, I have a connection…

Connection

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It is a bit surreal for me because I have been a lifelong Birmingham fan, so to be inducted into the Hall…

Because

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When I was growing up, some of the lads weren't very nice about me playing.

About

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I wanted to finish at the top of the game and on my own terms. I thought it was the perfect time…

Finish

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You've got to dig deep to get from a semi-final to a final.

Deep

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I don't want the 'supersub' label or anything like that. I just want to come on and express myself and play the…

Anything

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I went to university - I never would have gone to university through football. I've got a degree. I've got a master's.…

Amazing

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I would love to do skiing and go with my mates and have a chalet, have a drink, have a good time,…

Crazy

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I do my research the same as everyone else - I watch games relentlessly and try to be the best that I…

Best

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I've travelled the world with football, but probably in a privileged way. We've travelled, and travelling means going from an airport to…

Airport

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Moving forward, I don't really know what I want to do. There is an opportunity within the media for me, but I…

Football

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I looked at it, and it was like, 'Can I push and make the Olympic squad?' It is tough going from 18…

Ireland

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To have played for England was my ultimate ambition, and to do so at four World Cups and represent Team GB at…

Ambition

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A woman in my local area decided to put on an opportunity for girls to come and play football for £2 each…

Football

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More teams are trying to go full-time, so it gives everyone the best chance possible to be the best footballer they can…

Best

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After the World Cup, it was so intense, and a lot of pressure was put on me - unfairly, I thought, at…

Fear

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We just want the sport to be taken seriously and given the best possible chance for current and future players to be…

Best

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In the nicest possible way, my first job was at Sainsbury's - my mum worked there, and I was a bag packer.

Bag

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I won the quadruple at 18 with Arsenal, so I didn't really know what I was chasing after the World Cup, and…

Football

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I'd rather have one gold medal and 10 caps than 200 caps and no gold.

Caps

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I have a saying: be the difference with the things that make you different.

Difference

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