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England midfielder Keira Walsh almost quit football four years ago in the aftermath of woeful World Cup... now the European champion and Champions League winner is the world's most expensive player

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Four years on from her first international tournament, Keira Walsh is a European champion, a Champions League winner and the most expensive player in the world.

But the 2019 World Cup in France could easily have been her last. The overwhelming pressure and expectation affected her performances and a 22-year-old Walsh considered quitting football after facing a barrage of criticism on social media.

Thankfully for England, it did not come to that. Walsh worked with a psychologist to rebuild her confidence and quickly got back to her best form for club and country. Last summer she was a key figure in the Lionesses’ Euro 2022 triumph and two months later sealed a world record move from Manchester City to Barcelona.