"It just made me realise how precious these moments are, for you to play football, and you should never take things for granted." You might know her achievements on the pitch: - First professional player for Reading FC Women (2014) - Top goalscorer in the history of Chelsea Women's (2020) - Represented England at two World Cups - An attacking playmaker or a false 9? Why not both... https://totalfootballanalysis.com/p...019-20-scout-report-tactical-analysis-tactics (Archive) (Lokomotive74, cc-by) But as well as that, a set of tragic events and the illness pericarditis almost ended her career. So, in many ways we are lucky to see her in action now. The week before Kirby's goal in the 2020/21 title clash with Man Utd, her club Chelsea went to her former home Reading: Reading 0 - 5 Chelsea (Kirby 4, Ji So-yun) Earlier: Fran Kirby: Chelsea and England striker was told she 'may not play again' https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53956685