Strictly Come Dancing star Karen Carney (Image: Getty Images)

England football icon and Strictly Come Dancing star Karen Carney once claimed she would be working in Sainsburys if her career in football hadn't worked out.

The 38-year-old made her debut for Birmingham City at just 14 years of age. She went on to play in four World Cups for England and at the 2012 Olympics for Great Britain.

Carney also won 143 caps and scored 32 goals for the Lionesses. However, her life could have taken a turn for the conventional had she not chased her footballing dream.

Asked where she would be without football, upon announcing her retirement in 2019, Carney said: "In the nicest possible way, my first job was at Sainsbury's - my mum worked there and I was a bag packer. I would have worked my w

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