Quotes from Steph Houghton

It's difficult because the men's game is so big and attracts so much money and sponsorship, and so it's always going to take priority.

Playing for England, it's a massive honour to wear the shirt anyway, but to come and play at Wembley Stadium, in terms of how women's football has developed, it's a massive opportunity.

For women's football in this country, it's important we do play in the best stadiums, and for me, Wembley is the best in this country.

When I was named captain under Mark Sampson, there were a lot of questions about whether I was ready for it. I wasn't a certain starter. There were more experienced players than me; I was only 25. I was trying to nail down a centre-half spot, and it was a difficult situation.

Mum stayed home to look after us, and Dad was an electrician, working long hours to support us. We never went without, but we did have to be careful.

I will always be grateful for having that opportunity to be part of a home Olympic games. It is a memory I will cherish forever.

The Olympics is one of the memories that will always be with me. It changed my life for the better.

We always want to play and be dominant with the ball, but we respect the opposition.

I'm a very motivated person, and that goes hand in hand with being very organised. I always plan what I need to do to get the best out of every day.

It's great to be able to bring the best players from other countries and that they want to play in our league.

I think that's vitally important, that we get players playing at a younger age group.

We want to be the best in Europe.

There was no better feeling than lifting that Continental Cup.