Laura Bassett, born on 2 August 1983, is an English former football defender who represented England internationally. She grew up in Bulkington, joined Coventry City at the age of 14 and then moved to Birmingham City, where she became captain. She later played for Arsenal, Leeds Carnegie, Chelsea and Notts County in England and for Canberra United in Australia's W-League, and she announced her retirement on 3 June 2019. Bassett won over 60 caps for England between 2003 and 2017, appearing at UEFA Women's Euro 2009, the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro 2013, the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and UEFA Women's Euro 2017. In the 2015 World Cup semi-final against Japan she put the ball into England's own goal in added time while trying to clear it, which brought a 2 to 1 defeat, and England went on to finish third. She was part of the BBC's commentary team for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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is an English former football defender who represented England internationally
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is an English former football defender who represented England internationally
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being part of the squad at UEFA Women's Euro 2009, the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro 2013
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