Chloe Kelly said she had a little extra motivation to make her spot kick in England’s penalty shootout win over Nigeria last week.
In addition to her desire to clinch a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals, Kelly simply needed to get into the locker room as soon as possible.
“I just really needed to wee,” Kelly told England’s social media channels.
After a 0-0 draw over 120 minutes, England took a 3-2 lead in a penalty shootout. Up stepped Kelly as England’s fifth taker. If she scored, a place in the quarterfinal (and the bathroom) beckoned. If she missed, Nigeria could send the shootout into sudden death with a converted spot kick.
The result? A shot faster than any male or female scored in England’s top flight all of last season. The Lionesses can only hope that if Kelly has a penalty in Sunday’s World Cup final against Spain, her bladder will be similarly full.
'I like the Lionesses, but women's football is really slow…'
Whilst playing Nigeria last week, England's Chloe Kelly scored the fastest penalty in the World Cup, at 69mph. ⚡️
The goal was faster than any other, male or female, scored in the Premier League last year! ⚽️ 🦁 pic.twitter.com/JJr78KKTNd
— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) August 16, 2023
“To be honest, me and Beth [England] were in the lineup for the penalty shootout and I just really needed to wee, so that was all I was thinking about,” the Man City striker said.
“I really needed to wee and I was like, ‘I’ll just step up and it’ll be done.’ That was it and we had doping after and I was just like, ‘Yes, I need a wee!'”
"I just enjoy those moments."@Chloe_Kelly98 is made for the big stage 👊#LionessesDownUnder connected by @EE pic.twitter.com/Nx4ySXOVmP
— Lionesses (@Lionesses) August 18, 2023
Pro athletes, they’re just like the rest of us! (except way better at sports.)
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