CHLOE KELLY breaks out in a huge smile as she casts her mind back to last summer.
The image of her scoring the winner in the Euro 2022 Final and whipping her shirt off in celebration has become iconic.
Since that historic afternoon at Wembley, Kelly has re-lived the moment over and over again and she still gets goosebumps thinking about it.
"It was very powerful," she says.
"In the moment I didn't realise. I just celebrated the goal at Wembley as I would when I was a kid playing in the cages.
"That just reminded me of those moments - and I was being myself in that moment."
After such a euphoric high, it comes as little surprise to learn that months later Kelly suffered from a low. Her performances for Manchester City dipped and it took the support of her family, boyfriend, team-mates and coaches to help her bounce back around the turn of the year.
"You need to stay level-headed all the time when it is a high and it is a low, be able to just ride the journey and the waves," she says.
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