England’s no-nonsense holding midfielder prefers to avoid the limelight and do her talking on the pitch
Keira Walsh looks slightly embarrassed, uneasy even, whenever London’s National Gallery is mentioned. As part of an advertising campaign designed to coincide with Euro 2022, a giant image of England’s playmaker has recently been projected on to that landmark’s facade at nightfall, illuminating the building.
Given that Walsh is so often the three-dimensional player who switches the lights on for England it seems thoroughly appropriate that the installation is accompanied by the messages “You’ve never seen an artist like this” and “She uses the pitch as a canvas for some of the most striking footwork”.
