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04.06.2019 08:06
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Manchester City and England midfielder Jill Scott says the passion for football in the North East is a driving force behind the emergence of so many talented female players from the region. A number of current internationals - including Scott, skipper Steph Houghton, Lucy Bronze, Jordan Nobbs and Carly Telford - hail from the North East and have all played at Sunderland at some point in their career.I think there must be something in the water, Scott told Sky Sports. Growing up I was always around football. I had a season ticket at Sunderland from the age of seven and I think there is just a real passion and a real love for the game up here. Durham-born Steph Houghton is Manchester City and England Womens captain If you look at all the players that have come through from the North East they are all hard-working and gritty. I dont know if thats because we played most weekends in the rain and the wind and that made us a lot stronger.But a lot of us played under Mick Mulhern at Sunderland and he was someone who would always give young players an opportunity.I remember playing with the first team around the age of 14 and some of my team-mates were around 29 or 30. Jill Scott has more than 100 caps for England It was tough being so young but giving us that opportunity at that age strengthened us. He did that with a lot of young players and you can see them reaping the benefits of that as players now. Its fantastic to see so many girls from the North East coming through.Scott was speaking at a coaching session for 35 girls run by Evolution Soccer in Durham, where she joined Newcastle United Womens defender Emily Ellis.This was a fantastic opportunity to come along and team up with Evolution Soccer who run a lot of coaching academies for boys and now they have one for girls, Scott said. Jordan Nobbs (r) and Lucy Bronze (l) are also from the North East Ive been doing soccer schools for the last two years or so now and I absolutely love doing stuff like this. Its great to see how many girls are now getting involved.It was difficult for myself growing up because there were a lot of boys playing and you did get bullied sometimes because you were the only girl playing.But now seeing the girls and talking to their parents, they say their confidence has really gone up because they are around girls and not around boys all the time. Also See: SportsWomen Latest Show News Latest News SportsWomen Video Custom Curt Schilling Jersey . Already owning gold from competition in Vancouver in 2010, Loch posted a combined four-run time of 3:27.526. That included a track-record third run of 51. Custom Luis Gonzalez Jersey . The showiest items on Calgarys lot were forwards Mike Cammalleri and Lee Stempniak. 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ATHENS, Ga. -- Tennessee might be the most resilient team in college football.Hard to imagine the Volunteers getting rattled by their next two games, no matter how daunting they might seem.Tennessee is on quite a high after one of the most improbable wins in school history Saturday . After rallying from a 17-0 deficit, and then giving up what looked to be the winning touchdown with 10 seconds remaining, Tennessee pulled off a 43-yard Hail Mary on the final play to beat Georgia 34-31.Bring on Texas A&M and Alabama.Just finding ways to win football games, said coach Butch Jones, who collapsed to his knees in tears after the latest comeback. What can I say?The Volunteers (5-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) moved up two spots in The Associated Press rankings to No. 9, having matched their best start since the 1998 national championship team.It will be quite a challenge to keep that going.Tennessee heads to College Station next weekend to face the Aggies, before returning home to meet the top-ranked Crimson Tide on Oct. 15.But its clear that Jones has turned things around on Rocky Top after nearly a decade of misery.The Vols have won 11 straight over the last two years, which is the second-longest active streak in the NCAAs top division, surpassed only by Alabamas 17-game run.We have the most competitive team in the nation, I feel like, said quarterback Joshua Dobbs, who launched the winning pass to Jauan Jennings. We find ways to win, fight it out. ... Theres no quit in this team. Everyone is hungry and thats the type of attitude you have to have to be successful.Tennessee has trailed by double digits in four of its five games, and come back to win all of them. The Vols snapped an 11-game losing streak against Florida, rallying from a 21-3 deficit with five touchdowns in the second half. They pulled off a miracle between the hedges, completing a sweep of the teams that figured to be their biggest challengers in the SEC East.This is quite a change from a year ago, when Tennessee squandered leads in all four of its losses.These Vols arent interested in harping on the past.Theyyre resilient.dddddddddddd They understand, Jones said of his players. You dont win a game like that unless you have character.This was a finish that will live on as long as football is played at Tennessee.A day later, the twists and turns that occurred over the final 3 minutes were still hard to fathom:- Tennessee went ahead for the first time all game when Derek Barnett jarred the ball loose from Georgias freshman quarterback, Jacob Eason, as he dropped back to pass in the end zone. Corey Vereen recovered the fumble for a touchdown.- The Vols appeared to seal the victory when Mailk Foreman picked off Easons pass just three plays later. But Georgia called a couple timeouts, forced a three-and-out and got the ball back at its own 19 with just 1:07 remaining.- Eason completed three straight passes to get his team to the Tennessee 42, before the Bulldogs called their final timeout to avoid a 10-second runoff after a false start penalty. Eason spotted another freshman, Riley Ridley, streaking down the left sideline and threw a pass that hit him in stride behind two defenders for what everyone assumed was the winning score.- Tennessee caught a break when Georgia was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct during the raucous celebration, forcing the Bulldogs to kick off from their own 20. Evan Berry returned it 20 yards to the Georgia 43, giving Dobbs a chance to throw a desperation pass. The 6-foot-3 Jennings leaped above everyone else in the scrum and rather easily brought the ball down as he fell to his back.The Vols never doubted that theyd somehow find a way to win, right to the very end.They punched us left and right, but no one said it was over, defensive back Todd Kelly Jr. said.Sounds like a trait that will come in handy over the next two weeks.---Follow Paul Newberry on Twitter at www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963 . 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