{"id":298624,"date":"2023-11-28T21:26:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T21:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=298624"},"modified":"2023-11-28T21:26:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T21:26:29","slug":"beth-mead-is-striving-to-make-her-mum-proud-ahead-of-england-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/beth-mead-is-striving-to-make-her-mum-proud-ahead-of-england-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Beth Mead is striving to make her mum proud ahead of England return"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Beth Mead is striving to make her mum proud as she prepares to make a long-awaited England return during their Nations League clash vs the Netherlands&#8230; but admits it was &#8216;tough&#8217; to watch Lionesses&#8217; World Cup final defeat<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Beth Mead is hoping to make a long-awaited England return on Friday\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The forward had been sidelined with an ACL injury she picked up in 2022\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Why it&#8217;s NEVER OK to cheer in the press box (even if England win the World Cup!) &#8211; Listen here to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Beth Mead is striving to make her mum proud as she prepares to make her long awaited England return this week.<\/p>\n<p>Mead\u2019s mother, June, passed away from Ovarian cancer in January, while the forward was sidelined with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury.<\/p>\n<p>Mead, who last played for England in November 2022, could make an emotional return to the international stage when the Lionesses\u2019 take on the Netherlands in Friday\u2019s Nations League fixture.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think last time I got a chance to play there [at Wembley], my mum was still here,\u2019 Mead said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So that\u2019s difficult for me to think about sometimes but it also makes me very proud to try and make her proud as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Fingers crossed I can get on the pitch and make her proud again.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/20\/78341195-0-image-a-20_1701201921021.jpg\" height=\"431\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Beth Mead is hoping to make her mum proud as she prepares to make her long-awaited England return on Friday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/20\/78341251-0-image-a-21_1701201924701.jpg\" height=\"683\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sarina Wiegman&#8217;s side take on the Netherlands in the Nations League at Wembley<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/20\/78341215-0-image-a-22_1701201928525.jpg\" height=\"443\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mead was one of several Lionesses stars to miss the World Cup through injury, but has been named in the squad for Friday night&#8217;s fixture<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Mead was one of a number of players to miss the World Cup with an ACL injury, with her Arsenal team-mate Leah Williamson also forced to watch on from home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The forward admitted missing out on the tournament was tough but expressed her happiness at being recalled a year on from injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I&#8217;ve been smiling like a Cheshire Cat since I got here,\u2019 Mead said. \u2018It&#8217;s been a year since I was here. I&#8217;ve worked hard, I&#8217;ve had a lot of tough days in between that time and I&#8217;m just super proud of myself and being able to get back into the fold and hopefully help the team at some point.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The final [of the World Cup] was a pretty tough watch. Throughout the tournament me and Leah were sat watching games, we were still very emotionally and physically connected, watching every game.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I felt for the girls after the game. I was devastated for them when we fell short in the final. I know how that feels to fall just short in a competition such as a World Cup, being in the semi-finals in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I knew how much getting that little bit extra and just falling short, how hard it was. It was difficult, I know that me and Leah really struggled because we just want to help the team do the best that they can do.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We got that taken away from us from not a nice injury. It was a tough watch but I was still so proud and proud to be English watching them in that tournament.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Mead also gave her reaction to the news that Women\u2019s Super League and Championship clubs have unanimously agreed to proceed with the formation of a new organisation (NewCo) to takeover both divisions.<\/p>\n<p>The new agreement will result in WSL clubs earning 75 per cent of the divisions&#8217; combined revenues, while they will also hold the voting power on broadcast and commercial matters.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/20\/78341239-0-image-a-23_1701201932321.jpg\" height=\"465\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>She suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during Arsenal&#8217;s Women&#8217;s Super League match against Manchester United in November, 2022<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/20\/78341227-0-image-a-24_1701201935750.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Arsenal star helped the Lionesses win the 2020 UEFA Women&#8217;s European Championship\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/20\/78341205-0-image-a-25_1701201943361.jpg\" height=\"431\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>But she added that it was &#8216;tough&#8217; to watch Wiegman&#8217;s side suffer defeat in the 2023 Women&#8217;s World Cup final<\/p>\n<p>Nikki Doucet &#8211; who has a background in investment banking and was a former Nike director &#8211; has been appointed as NewCo&#8217;s chief executive to head up the structure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We want the game to move to a new level, we want to keep pushing it forward,\u2019 Mead said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Although the FA have done an amazing job over so many years, I think it was time to let go of those stabilisers and let somebody else take over.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think hopefully in the long run that can help us push the game and the leagues to the next level, and ultimately that&#8217;s what we want to keep doing. I think the sky&#8217;s the limit and we have to keep pushing it there.\u2019<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12801675\/England-Lionesses-Beth-Mead-Netherlands-injury-return.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beth Mead is striving to make her mum proud as she prepares to make a long-awaited England return during their Nations League clash vs the Netherlands&#8230; 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