England's women's amputee football team are about to play in their first ever World Cup.
Harry Smith has been the head coach of England's women's amputee football team for just two months, but on Saturday, the squad fly out to Colombia to take part in the sport's first ever World Cup.
"I think everyone's just incredibly excited now. We're going to a World Cup, which we never thought we'd be going to," Mr Smith said.Head coach of the team, Harry Smith, studied Sports Coaching Science at the University of Worcester before coaching in amputee football The team features players from all walks of life, some of whom became amputees through cancer or accidents, while others were born with limb deficiencies.
"You can really feel that family environment when you walk into the training room, the girls really do care about each other.
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