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Burbage girl, 8, signed by Arsenal, wants to be lioness

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By Clara Bullock & Marie Indge

BBC News

An eight-year-old girl who was born with a hormonal disorder has been signed by Arsenal football club.

Poppy from Burbage, near Marlborough, will be part of Arsenal's Under-9 Emerging Talent programme.

She will be training a couple of times a week and all while dealing with a serious health condition called congenital adrenal hyperplasia.

The condition means her body sometimes has difficulties dealing with stress.

"I just want to be a lioness," Poppy told BBC Radio Wiltshire.

"My friend inspired me to play football, we just started playing together.