England captain Steph Houghton excited to play Brazil

England womens captain, Steph Houghton says she is excited to be playing Brazil in front of a sell-out audience in the North East and will never forget how she began out there as a youngster, wearing oversized tops, that had been handed down by the mens team.
The Lionesses carry on Saturday, a negative they have beaten this season.
Thirty thousand tickets are offered in Middlesbroughs Riverside Stadium. However, the side of Phil Neville are having gone four games.
Talking to Sky Sports News, Houghton said:Clearly when the likes of me and Jill Scott began at Sunderland, we had been 13 or 14 years old.
You had to pay to play with, #250 worth of subs to play for Sunderland. You had hand me down kits in the mens side which has been large guys.
Look, Ive seen each side of this last 10 to 15 years and that I would not change it for the world. I believe that it gets us the players. I think we are in a position. I can say Im a footballer. Its my occupation.
But at exactly the exact identical time, I wont ever forget what we have been in relation to how we got into this place. The future is actually bright for these young girls coming through now, that are 16 or 17.
Houghton, who plays centre-back to Manchester City, got married last June to preceding Bolton Wanderers defender Stephen Darby.
Three months after he had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND), a condition that affects the mind and nervous system, causing muscle fatigue. Former Rangers captain, Fernando Ricksen, lost his battle to the illness last month, aged 43.
At Saturdays game, a donation agency will be open, with proceeds going to The Darby Rimmer MND Foundation. The goal of the charity is to assist those suffering to raise awareness and to fund future study.
Its been hard on a personal level, however, I think with the foundation gives us something else to concentrate on, said Houghton.
I am attempting to concentrate on my football. I really like being here. My husband is actually supportive of it now I am supporting his foundation as far as I can.
The Lionesses match against Brazil will be their first home game since the disappointment of the World Cup in which they lost to the USA in the semi-final.
Among the dangers is likely to be forwards. She has won the FIFA player of the year on six occasions.
As a defender, Houghton looks forward to playing against her:Those types of players can alter games at a second. She is one of those sort of players.
She pushes her team , whether that is her dribbling with the ball or a few of the hints she does. She just adores the huge occasions so that I have a massive admiration for her and everything she has done for the game.