BURTON UPON TRENT, England : England's Rachel Daly believes she is heading to the Women's World Cup in the best place mentally and physically that she has ever been in her career, and it took a move home from nearly a decade in the United States to get there.Daly and England held their first pre-World Cup
BURTON UPON TRENT, England : England's Rachel Daly believes she is heading to the Women's World Cup in the best place mentally and physically that she has ever been in her career, and it took a move home from nearly a decade in the United States to get there.
After playing in defence for England, Villa deployed her as a striker this season and she thrived, scoring 22 goals in 22 games, becoming the top scorer in the Women's Super League. Sarina Wiegman's side, ranked fourth in the world, play Portugal in a friendly match on July 1 at Milton Keynes, then Olympic champions Canada in a closed-door game in Australia on July 14 before kicking off their World Cup camapign against Haiti on July 22 in Brisbane.
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