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Women's World Cup Stars: Fran Kirby - England's Creative Maestro & Ballon d'Or Nominee

England fans will be looking to Chelsea star Fran Kirby to make the difference at the Women's World Cup this summer, with the 25-year-old arguably the Lionesses' most gifted forward.

Here's everything you need to know about her ahead of the tournament...

Club Career

Kirby was immensely talented as a child, tipped for international stardom by her earliest coaches. But she experienced a very difficult start to her football career and it took a great deal of inner strength to actually reach the level that she has achieved today.

As a youngster, Kirby joined the youth ranks at Reading, but personal tragedy struck at the age of just 14 when her mother, Denise, suddenly passed away from a brain haemorrhage.