Izzy Christiansen has won pretty much all there is to win in women's football.
In a playing career that included spells at Birmingham City, Manchester City, Lyon and Everton, she won the Women's Super League, the Women's FA Cup twice, the Women's UEFA Champions League as well as 31 caps for England.
Since retiring in 2019, Christiansen has moved into the world of coaching and punditry and is a passionate advocate for getting more girls and young women involved in the game.
Last year Christiansen gave away bespoke girls football kit as part of the Premier League Kit Scheme and recently she was the special guest at the Premier League Inspires Challenge celebration at Wembley Stadium as teams from across England and Wales presented social-action projects on gender equality.
She met the teams, heard their stories and gave encouragement and guidance for the young people taking part.
This is what she made of a special day.
"I have done some really exciting things with the Premier League and when I was asked to do this, I jumped at the chance because I absolutely love the work that the Premier League does.
"Being here is eye-opening and heartwarming. I've loved engaging in these projects and chatting with the kids. The common denominator is football as they all come from different backgrounds.
"When I went around the tables and saw the presentations and ideas, I was really impressed with the social skills of the teams. It's not easy to have the confidence to speak publicly.
"They're oozing confidence because they're so passionate about what they're speaking about. Trying to show what you love doing, what sets a fire inside your belly, that's a lesson in itself. The skills that these young people are developing on this programme will help them for the future.
"This social change is bulletproofing the future, if this is a small sample of what's going on around the country, then it's pretty exciting.
"I've been inspired by the groups and schools and my overriding feeling and reflection from the day is that sometimes it's really good to just sit back and listen to young people. Giving them the time is probably one of the most educational things you can do as an adult.
"We will know about the impact of this project in the future when these young people go on and change society. It's huge.
"The participants involved in this programme are not in a privileged situation. They're here because they're trying to better themselves and the clubs are giving them the opportunity to do that.
"Gender equality is important because there shouldn't be any segregation in society. Everyone is equal.
"Football can be a really powerful tool to state that publicly. I love what I do in terms of being female in men's football but also when I'm working in women's football, I want to be working with men because that crossover is really powerful.
"I tell my story to try to help these young people understand that being knocked down is part of life. It's about getting back up again and I've done that. It's not been easy, and I'm by no means a finished article as a human being, but I think my story can help.
"When I was in secondary school, I used to play for Manchester United Academy and I played football at lunchtime with the boys every day.
"I used to wear my football shorts underneath my school uniform so that I could quickly get changed to get out on the pitch quicker.
"We got a new head of PE and the first thing he did was ban me from playing with the boys. There was no reason for it, other than I was a girl, and that hurt me. He took away one of the things that I loved the most. It was really difficult.
"But I used that as fuel to move forward. I thought, 'no-one can stop me playing with the boys.' So I used to play after school with the boys when I got home and that was actually really good for me.
"When I told that story at the Premier League Inspires Challenge celebration one of the participants came up to me afterwards and told me that it resonated with her because she is playing in a boys team. It hits home that maybe I've impacted her in a positive way.
"There are barriers to girls playing sport. I would never have even considered had I not been involved in the Premier League Kit Scheme that if you're not feeling comfortable in the kit you're wearing, how are you then going to feel comfortable playing the sport? By giving out the kit, the girls might go on and discover a new talent.
"Football in this country is now becoming really equal in many ways. There's still other barriers to break down but it's in a really good place, which is very exciting."
