Soccer Aid 2023: Who is Karen Carney playing for England?
Soccer Aid is back for another year as the charity football match aims to raise money for charity.
The game, in aid of Unicef, will feature two teams of former professionals and celebrity players who will feature in a World and England XI.
Among those taking part in the game at Old Trafford on Sunday night is former footballer and current sports journalist Karen Carney.
Karen, 35, played as a winger and midfeidlers and had stints at Arsenal, Birmingham City, Chicago Red Stars and Chelsea. Karen also played 144 times for England - and at the time of her retirement in 2019 was the second most-capped Lioness of all time.
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She featured in the 2019 World Cup and was also part of the 2012 Great Britain Olympics team.
Since retiring from the game Karen is now a regular broadcaster for live football, for both men's and women's matches, for Sky Sports Amazon Prime and ITV. She is also a columnist for BBC Sport, BBC Radio 5 Live and The Guardian.
Karen was born in Birmingham and has a degree from Loughborough University in Sports and Exercise Science. She also graduated from the University of Gloucestershire with a Master of Science in Sports Psychology with a specialization in Performance Psychology in 2013.
She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to football.
Now in its 12th year, donations from Soccer Aid go to Unicef with money used to help give kids the best start in life.
Those turning out for England include Tom Hiddleston, Danny Dyer, Gary Neville, Gary Cahill, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes, Jack Wilshere, Jermain Defoe, Eni Aluko, Karen Carney, Scarlette Douglas, Alex Brooker, Chunkz,
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