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Jill Scott talks winning the Euros with Lionesses, I'm a Celebrity... & becoming a coach | The Overlap

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Manchester United, Soccer, Jamie Carragher, Gary Neville, Premier League, Football, News, Sports News, Chelsea, Sports, Man City, Manchester City, Man United, Arsenal, Liverpool

4.3571 Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The Overlap, I sit down with Jill Scott, one of England's most accomplished and loved female footballers.


Filmed in her very own coffee shop in Manchester Boxx2Boxx, Jill opens up about her journey to becoming a footballer, from her childhood experiences to the challenges she faced along the way. As a trailblazer in women's football, Jill also shares her thoughts on the current state of the sport and the strides that have been made in recent years.


Of course, we couldn't talk to Jill without discussing her time playing for the Lionesses and winning the women's Euros. From the highs to the lows, Jill takes us through some of her most memorable moments on the pitch and what it means to represent her country.


Jill's career isn't just limited to playing. As she transitions into coaching, she shares her plans for the future and what it's like to be a mentor to the next generation of footballers.


Jill also made an appearance on I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! She spills the beans on what it was like to take on the challenges of the jungle and how the experience changed her perspective on life.


So grab a coffee and join us for this special episode of The Overlap with Jill Scott. Don't forget to like this video subscribe for more exclusive content, if you like.


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0:00.0

Did someone try to sneak some food or sneak some things in?

0:03.0

Yeah. Who was that?

0:04.0

Well, so me, Matt Hancock and Sue won the trip to the beach.

0:09.0

And yeah, so there was like a big barbecue, like steak, sausages and everything.

0:13.0

So I put a steak in my hat, wrapped up in my hat and put my hat on.

0:17.0

Matt had two sausages up his sleeves and don't think anybody ate them.

0:22.6

Literally there was 30 players and I was the worst player. I remember I never got selected again for four years.

0:29.6

How did you deal with that rejection at the time?

0:31.6

If you took the ball past their precious son it'd be like, get that girl like hurt there and all this.

0:36.6

So I'd come off the

0:37.9

pitch like crying why has it been so difficult just to even gain acceptance let alone any type of

0:43.9

equality with the points where you felt like it's easy for me to give in it's easy for me to not do this

0:48.5

i'm going to be doing a little bit of coaching at man city i think i got blew up a bit as if i'm going

0:52.8

to be pep's assistant i remember going into that tournament and I was nervous. There was constantly that kind of question mark over us like can I still do it?

1:01.0

We've never had a wedding day announcement on the overlap. You're going to give us one?

1:09.0

Well we're going to see an England legend and the Queen of the Jungle.

1:18.6

Yes, Jill Scott, she's a bubbly character, great personality, knowledgeable. Jill will have grown up in a time whereby

1:31.3

she probably wouldn't have been welcome to play football,

1:34.3

let alone, well-funded, let alone good facilities.

1:38.3

So, you know, I'm very aware of sort of the fight

1:41.3

and the struggles that women have had in this country to gain equality.

1:46.0

You know, to be gay in women's football is the norm and as it should be, whereas in men's football,

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