Rachel Edwards

This reserved Scottish winger silences crowds with blistering acceleration and a first touch so clinical the ball seems glued to her feet. While she dances past defenders with ease, her pace on the break is occasionally betrayed by a lingering hesitation when sprinting at top speed. They say she once defended her brother’s sandwich from a daring squirrel on the training pitch by pulling off a nutmeg so clean the creature retreated in total confusion.