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‘I wanted to be uncomfortable and definitely this is’ – Carpenter loving Lyon test – The World Game
Days out from a potential UEFA Women’s Champions League debut with Olympique Lyonnais, Ellie Carpenter still can’t quite believe her rapid rise.
In the space of less than six months, the Matildas young gun has gone from winning W-League silverware with Melbourne City to having French lessons three times a week and training with the world’s best players and flying to Spain’s Basque Country for Europe’s premier club competition.
“It’s like nothing I’ve experienced before,” Carpenter told AAP. “It was a bit unknown coming here – but it’s crazy, I feel like it’s another world here.
“It is amazing – everyday you’re just a professional footb…
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