Matildas goalkeeper Lydia Williams is on the verge of history as she embarks on her fifth - and final - FIFA Women’s World Cup. 7NEWS
Growing up, Williams never thought the opportunity for Australia to host the biggest event in football would eventuate.“It’s pretty crazy to be honest,” Williams said., let alone going to five , which is pretty insane when you think about it.Matildas goalkeeper Lydia Williams is heading to her fifth World Cup.Williams endured a “difficult” and whirlwind year in Europe as she chased the game time needed to justify her selection in coach Tony Gustavsson’s Matildas squad.
Now playing for Brighton and Hove Albion, she moved to the English outfit in January after a disappointing development early in her stint with French giants Paris Saint-Germain. “I made the move from Arsenal to PSG and unfortunately told whilst I was there I probably wouldn’t be playing much,” she said.It helped me to kind of see the passion that Europeans have, the French don’t really have the support of their federation and they are really playing to want to get in the best teams.An opportunity came up and I had a week to make the decision .Your cookie settings are preventing this third party content from displaying.
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