Lionesses icon Steph Houghton isn't short of options for what's next after retirement... while top priority is husband Stephen Darby, she will keep fighting for the women's game
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Lionesses icon Steph Houghton isn't short of options for what's next after retirement... while top priority is husband Stephen Darby, she will keep fighting for the women's game

Daily Mail  

Iconic women's footballer Steph Houghton hasn't announced what comes next after retiring but coaching looks more likely than following former Manchester City and England team-mate Jill Scott into reality television. Houghton, capped 121 times by her country and responsible for helping trigger a huge boom in her sport, isn't short of options although top priority will be her husband, ex-Liverpool player Stephen Darby, who is battling Motor Neuron Disease. Steph Houghton hasn't announced what's next following her retirement earlier this month The former England captain called it a day on her playing career but won't be short of options Her main priority is husband, ex-Liverpool player Stephen Darby, who is battling Motor Neuron Disease 'I've just spent two days starting my A license and we outnumbered the boys. Responsible for playing a part in the boom of the women's game, Houghton is keen to see more female coaches in the men's game She isn't interested in following friend and former team-mate Jill Scott, who she says 'you probably can't get off telly', into reality TV 'I've worked with so many amazing people, it would be a miss if I didn't use it.

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