 player to earn £1million a year, with contracts for Beats by Dre, Adidas, KFC and Oakley. Carol, of Maidstone, Kent, tells the 24-year-old: 'Don't ever change'. In the recording for 'The Players' Tribune', she says: "Hi Lessi, today is finally here. I cannot believe you are off to your first senior World Cup, how exciting. "It only seems like yesterday you were that cute little three-year-old dancing around in your Tutu but desperate to give it all up so that you could join football coaching with daddy and play football with Luca and Georgi. We had no idea, did we? "That it would lead to all this, you living your dream and doing what you love, and shining like our little superstar. We are so proud of you Lessi, we are so proud of everything, the football. Is Alessia Russo England's best player? Let us know in the comments below! "But even more we are proud of the beautiful person you are because you are lovely inside and out so don't ever change. Love you more, and love you more than more." Arsenal striker Russo, known as 'Lessi' to her family and teammates, hit the headlines at Euro 2022 with the){kind=link}
Alessia Russo is leading England’s attack at the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand – scoring their opening goal in the 6-1 win against China in Adelaide
The mum of Lionesses star Alessia Russo has sent her a moving message of love and support after her first goal at the Women’s World Cup.
Carol Russo recalled watching her three-year-old daughter ‘dancing in a Tutu’. But she knew that she really wanted to play football with her dad Mario and older brothers Luca, a non league player, and Giorgio, a successful athlete who works as her agent.
Carol’s message to England’s striker is accompanied by a series of family video clips, including Russo with her first Predator football boots, playing football on the beach as a child with her brothers, and meeting Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson.
Her daughter is expected to be the first Women’s Super League (WSL) player to earn £1million a year, with contracts for Beats by Dre, Adidas, KFC and Oakley. Carol, of Maidstone, Kent, tells the 24-year-old: ‘Don’t ever change’.