Lauren Hemp's journey from 'Olympics' in the garden to World Cup final
manchestereveningnews.co.ukOn a day of light traffic, it takes five hours and 13 minutes to drive from Lauren Hemp’s hometown North Walsham to Manchester City’s Academy Stadium, her club’s home ground.
The train is a similar journey with a transfer at Norwich before a direct journey to Manchester Picadilly. Down Under, ‘Hempo’ is an unfathomable distance from home but her influence on the Lionesses’ World Cup campaign is a vigorous force felt by the whole country.
The lifelong Norwich City fan slotted home a monumental goal in Wednesday’s semi-final as she put all allegiances to yellow and green aside against the Matildas, and helped fire the Lionesses to their first-ever FIFA Women’s World Cup final.
Once again the Sydney Stadium is the stage for the tournament’s highly anticipated battle between Jorge Vilda’s Spain and Sarina Wiegman’s England on Sunday.
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