Icons of Football

A profile of Jen Beattie, who captained her local boys team and had featured as a full Scotland international by the age of 16, appearing at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France. At Arsenal, she won seven major titles and went on to win five at Manchester City, including the 2023 FA Cup. In 2020, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, but continued to play for Arsenal and received the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award for raising awareness about the illness while facing adversity. With contributions from Jen and her family, as well as Julie Orr, Leah Williamson, Ian Wright, Alex Scott, Tom Garry, Kim Little, Jill Scott and Rachel Corsie