Who is BBC Sports Personality of the Year Beth Mead?
On December 21 Arsenal's forward Beth Mead was awarded BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2022.
Shortly after the Lionesses won the Euros, Mead won BBC Women’s Footballer of 2022 which recognises the best women player of this year. Mead won by a public vote and overtook Chelsea's Sam Kerr. Mead was the top goal scorer when the Lionesses became Euro’s 2022 champions.
So how did this young girl from Whitby become a national legend on the pitch? Her journey highlights the lack of grassroots clubs
Shortly after the Lionesses won the Euros, Mead won BBC Women’s Footballer of 2022 which recognises the best women player of this year. Mead won by a public vote and overtook Chelsea's Sam Kerr. Mead was the top goal scorer when the Lionesses became Euro’s 2022 champions.
So how did this young girl from Whitby become a national legend on the pitch? Her journey highlights the lack of grassroots clubs