With an Olympic gold medal sitting on the desk in front of her, Josephine Henning stares wide-eyed at pictures she hasn’t seen before of herself sandwiched between captain Saskia Bartusiak and top goalscorer Melanie Behringer on the podium at the Maracana Stadium.
In August, the defender was part of the Germany squad that beat Sweden 2-1 in the women’s football final to become the first Arsenal player to win an Olympic gold medal. Josi made two appearances in Rio as Germany beat Zimbabwe, China, Canada and Sweden on their route to victory. Henning may have missed key clashes against Liverpool and Notts County during her time in Rio, but the souvenir around her neck certainly made the sacrifice worthwhile.