Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Lauren James is currently playing for England as part of the Lionesses at the Women’s World Cup in the two hosting countries, New Zealand and Australia, after playing for England teams around the country since 2017.
In Tuesday's game against China, she scored two incredible goals, making the score 4-1 to the Lionesses. Despite the excitement of this being her first World Cup, she has also had quite an exciting time off of the pitch too.
Her family includes a famous face and she has received texts from a football legend. Let’s take a look at just who the 21-year-old is...
Football family history Lauren’s brother is Chelsea and England player Reece James and her dad, Nigel, is a football coach. Speaking to The Independent, she said: “I grew up in a family of football, so a lot of my childhood was based around just getting a ball and playing. “When it comes to football, my dad was a really important person and coach for me.
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