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Football Scholars

Football Scholar

Darcey Hobbs

Academic courseLLB Law with a year in Business Management

Nationality: British

Nominated sport (and position if a team sport)Football

Best sporting achievement/personal best: 

Competing for London City Lionesses and securing both the league title and the cup.  

Who is your inspiration or can you provide an inspiring quote? 

My inspiration comes from my team at UKCWFC. We work tirelessly together, both on the pitch and as a society. Being part of this team is something I’ll always be proud of.  

Football Scholar

Angela Nelson-Iye

Academic courseArchitecture with a Foundation Year

Nationality: English and Nigerian

Nominated sport (and position if a team sport)Football

Best sporting achievement/personal best: 

Scoring my first senior football goal in the WNL against AFC Bournemouth  

Who is your inspiration or can you provide an inspiring quote? 

Lionel Messi.

Football Scholar

Ruby Tickner

Academic courseCriminology

Hometown: Harpenden, UK

Nominated sport (and position if a team sport): Women's Football CDM

Best sporting achievement/personal best: 

Playing with Arsenal Ladies and becoming Captain for University first team.

Who is your inspiration or can you provide an inspiring quote?

Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard- Kevin Durrant.