Faye is another who commands a lot of respect both with Arsenal and England.

She spent her entire senior career with the Gunners, bar one short loan to Ottawa Fury, and won everything there was to win in the process.

11 league titles and nine FA Cups were just the tip of the iceberg, as she led the team to a quadruple in 2007 as club captain, including the only UEFA Women’s Cup ever won by an English team.

Faye also managed managed 90 appearances for England, finishing runner-up in the 2009 European Championships and captaining the side at four major tournaments. On her
retirement, Vic Akers said, “She was one of my best signings ever.

She captained the team magnificently and always showed great attitude. She was a born leader. I think we’ll have to go a long way to find another player similar to her.”

In the end, only the birth of her son Lukas could put an end to her dominance of English football with the Gunners, but she continues to raise the profile of the women’s game working as a pundit on TV and as Marketing Officer for Arsenal.