MUST BE A DREAM

Chloe on clould nine with promotion and new deal in bag. & World Cup still to come

- MARK MCCADDEN

ONE YEAR on and Chloe Mustaki has no regrets. 

Her move into pro football last summer took her from Shelbourne to Bristol City where she secured promotion to the Women's Super League and a new two-year deal.

Now she stands on the cusp of a historic World Cup appearance.

Sure, the money isn't what it was when she combined playing part-time with a career in the financial sector.

But you can't put a price on this.

Six days away from Vera Pauw's big squad announcement and Mustaki, 27, has another chance to advance her case for a place when Zambia hit Tallaght tonight.

And she plans to grab it with both hands.

"This is my first experience of full-time football. It has been amazing and obviously difficult in its own way," said Mustaki.

The hardest part was the long-term lay-off in the middle of the Robins' successful Championship campaign.