Faye White began playing football at the age of ten, when she joined in the training sessions of her brother's team Horley Town.
21 Facts About Faye White
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Faye White began playing for the reserves before becoming a first-team player at the age of 14.
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Faye White broke into the first team, cementing a position at the heart of Arsenal's central defence.
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Faye White collected her first trophy that year, the FA Women's Premier League.
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Faye White achieved major success despite suffering numerous injuries including two cruciate ligament injuries, which kept her out of football for nine months each time.
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Faye White made her England debut against Scotland in 1997, aged 19, followed by her full debut against France in 1998 when she was named player of the match.
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Faye White went on to represent her country in her first major tournament at UEFA Euro 2001 in Germany.
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Faye White was to keep the armband until her international retirement in 2012.
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Faye White led the Lionesses at UEFA Euro 2005 in England, 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China, UEFA Euro 2009 in Finland and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.
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At the Quarter Final stage of the 2007 World Cup vs USA in Tianjin, Faye White's nose was broken by an elbow from Abby Wambach ten minutes before half time.
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Faye White played the remaining duration of the game with the injury, making several vital headed clearances, but was unable to prevent a World Cup exit to the top ranked national team in the world.
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In 2009, in her third major championship finals as captain, Faye White led England to the final of Euro 2009 in Helsinki, Finland, where the team lost out to reigning World and European Champions, Germany.
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Faye White wore a protective face mask in the final after breaking her cheekbone in the quarter-final win over Finland in Turku, just six days after having surgery.
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Faye White was one of the first female players to be given a central contract by The Football Association and served as an ambassador for England's 2018 World Cup bid.
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Faye White appears regularly as co-commentator and studio pundit on television and radio for the BBC, BT Sport, SKY Sports, FATV, ESPN, Eurosport and Radio 5 Live.
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Faye White was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Hertfordshire in November 2013.
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Faye White is an ambassador for the sporting charity Football Foundation.
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Faye White was a marketing officer for Arsenal LFC in the FA WSL and is a qualified sports massage therapist.
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Faye White was born and grew up in Horley, Surrey and attended Horley Infants School, Yattendon Middle School Horley and Oakwood School, Horley.
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Faye White attended Reigate College, and later returned to open the new sports centre in 2010.
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Faye White has two sons, Lukas, born in 2012 and Jake, born in 2016.