Women's game deserves better
How fantastic to see England superstar proving every week that she's one of the very best talents in the world.
The former Arsenal playmaker is taking the new United States professional women's league - - by storm, having scored three goals in her opening three games for the , picking up a WPS Player of the Week award along the way.
Smith is joined in the new league by fellow England team-mates (also at Boston Breakers), Eni Aluko (St Louis Athletica), Anita Asante (Sky Blue) and Karen Carney (Chicago Red Stars).
Excellent experience for these players to test themselves against the best, but what have they left behind? The answer: a great deal of disillusionment.
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