Liverpool’s Olivia Smith: ‘I started taekwondo for self-defence. That also contributed to football’
It is hard to comprehend the level of pride Olivia Smith’s dad, a Liverpool fan from Ontario, must have felt when he made his first visits to Anfield this season and his daughter scored three times in two games. They had been nurturing her skills together since she was three years old at a Just For Kicks session in her home town of Whitby, near Toronto.
It is hard to comprehend the level of pride Olivia Smith’s dad, a Liverpool fan from Ontario, must have felt when he made his first visits to Anfield this season and his daughter scored three times in two games. They had been nurturing her skills together since she was three years old at a Just For Kicks session in her home town of Whitby, near Toronto.
“My dad was so invested in football. I grew up watching YouTube videos of Marta and Christine Sinclair, every day before a game. Reflecting on her first season in England, Smith says: “There are some major names in this league and before coming I was like: ‘I know it’s going to be physical, the pace is going to be 10 times different’. We have some talented quality in there, and training has been great.”
It is understood about 500‑600 Liverpool fans will make the trip to Kingsmeadow Saturday’s, which is a home tie for Chelsea as neutral venues are not being used in the semi-finals. We have so much quality and talent within our team as well.
“I’ve never been to Wembley.
