'I feel really proud' - Former Leeds striker plays starring role as Team GB start Tokyo Olympics with a bang

Great Britain's opening football victory of the Tokyo Olympics had a strong connection to Leeds.
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Hege Riise's women's football side began their quest for glory in Japan by taking on Chile and enjoyed a 2-0 victory thanks to an Ellen White double.

Aylesbury-born White has been with Manchester City since May 2019 but the forward spent two years with Leeds Carnegie between June 2008 and July 2010 before leaving to join Arsenal.

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Her brace helped Team GB begin the summer's Games in perfect style and White was proud to play a starring role.

TOKYO TONIC: For former Leeds striker Ellen White, right, pictured celebrating her brace in a 2-0 victory against Chile at the delayed 2020 Olympics with Christiane Endler, left. Photo by Masashi Hara/Getty Images.TOKYO TONIC: For former Leeds striker Ellen White, right, pictured celebrating her brace in a 2-0 victory against Chile at the delayed 2020 Olympics with Christiane Endler, left. Photo by Masashi Hara/Getty Images.
TOKYO TONIC: For former Leeds striker Ellen White, right, pictured celebrating her brace in a 2-0 victory against Chile at the delayed 2020 Olympics with Christiane Endler, left. Photo by Masashi Hara/Getty Images.

“I’m obviously delighted to contribute to the team winning, to score two goals. I feel really proud to open the Olympics with Team GB," said White.

"Collectively as a whole squad and staff, we’ve worked tremendously hard up to this moment and I feel proud of the whole squad."

Assessing the next upcoming matches against Japan and Canada, White said: "It doesn’t stop here for us, we now look forward to facing Japan.

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"I feel really delighted with where I am at, at the moment, but I feel that there is more to come. As a squad, I feel we can still grow and get better as the tournament goes on.”

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Thank you Laura Collins