South Shields-born sports scientist who helped
USA win two World Cups explains her philosophy and why she rejoined England
The three-times World Cup-winning centre-back Christie Pearce Rampone described Dawn Scott as “the secret to everything” and the Ballon d’Or winner Megan Rapinoe, asked how she felt about losing USA’s high-performance coach to England, shed tears.
For those who have worked with Scott, she is simply the best. Now, after nine years in the States, the South Shields-born sports scientist is working for the Lionesses, aiming to unseat her former team from the top of the game. Scott won two World Cups and an Olympic gold medal with USA but switched sides at the end of last year and faces her former employers in her first game with
England in the SheBelieves Cup on Thursday.