The Crown

16

Anna's POV

"You ready Mummy?" Madeline asks as we walk into the locker room at the Emirates Stadium with the Arsenal Ladies after warming up.

Arsenal are putting on a Charity friendly game between themselves and Chelsea and they asked if I wanted to play in the game and I accepted.

I've missed playing football

The profit from today's game is going to the National AIDS Trust and Heads Together, which is a a mental health initiative started by William and Kate.

"I think the question is are you ready." Jordan says. "You're Mum's fucking incredible on the pitch."

"Really?" Jasmine asks.

"Have they ever seen you play?" Jordan asks.

"Nope." I say.

"So they don't know about the celebration?" Jordan asks.

"Celebration?" Tatiana asks.

"You'll see if I score." I say as we get to the locker room

Once in the locker room I sit in my locker next to my girls then I look at the line-ups in the program.

28-Carly Telford
18-Maren Mjelde
4-Millie Bright
16-Magdalena Eriksson(C)
25-Jonna Andersson
5-Sophie Ingle
11-Guro Reiten
14-Fran Kirby
22-Erin Cuthbert
9-Beth England
23-Ramona Bachmann

After I look at the Chelsea line up I look at the Arsenal line up

1-Tatiana Spencer
2-Jasmine Spencer
4-Madeline Spencer
6-Leah Williamson
15-Katie McCabe
18-Anna Spencer
7-Daniëlle van de Donk
8-Jordan Nobbs(C)
17-Lisa Evans
11-Vivianne Miedema
23-Beth Mead

After I look at the line-ups I put the program up then I put on my jersey and re-tie the matching boots I'm wearing with my daughter's.

My daughter's always wear green boots when they play and when they found out I was playing in the game they bought me a pair of green boots to wear.

My daughter's wear green boots because that was Paige and Rosemarije's favorite color.

Once my boots are tied I head to the tunnel with everyone then I'm pulled by Madeline to stand behind her and my other two daughter's.

"That's better." Madeline says.

I chuckle at my daughter then I kiss her head right before we walk out onto the pitch

Once on the pitch we stand in a line for a few seconds then we shake hands with everyone.

After the hand shakes we finish up the pre match stuff then we all head to our positions.

When we get close to our positions, my daughter's hug me then we all get to our positions as Viv kicks off the game.