With the coach stepping down after 25 years with England’s age-group teams, Steph Houghton, Lucy Bronze, Tony Duggan, Leah Williamson and Jill Scott share inspiring memories
When the retirement of Mo Marley from coaching was announced by the
Football Association last week there was barely a ripple in the news, but there was a tidal wave of emotion on
Social Media. Player after player, coach after coach and parent after parent queued up to pay tribute to the outgoing
England Women Under-19s head coach after 25 years working across the national team’s age groups.
Such is the love that exists for Marley that within two hours of making contact, five interviews were set up with players happy to talk about her influence on their careers, and all delighting in the fact the spotlight-dodging pioneer would hate the fuss.