‘A big responsibility’: Aston Villa Women’s female leadership look to blaze a trail

Natalia Arroyo, Marisa Ewers and Maggie Murphy are savouring their autonomy in the club’s major roles and are aiming high amid tough challenges “After you,” Marisa Ewers says, as we walk through a doorway on the ground floor of Aston Villa Women’s fresh-looking dedicated women’s facilities at the club’s Bodymoor Heath training ground. It soon becomes clear that Ewers is hoping to open doors figuratively as well as literally by inspiring other female players to follow her and embark on a caree...

By Tom Garry