In her acceptance speech, Hampton paid tribute to Matt Beard, the previous Chelsea, Liverpool, West Ham and Bristol Metropolis supervisor, who died on Saturday aged 47.
“The ladies’s sport sadly on Saturday misplaced an actual trailblazer, Matt Beard,” mentioned Hampton. “Matt was somebody who cared an terrible lot for the ladies’s sport when no-one else did. He lit up the room every time he was in it.
“And that is only a message to indicate that not everybody ought to should undergo these darkish moments alone. Typically the brightest smiles within the room cover the heaviest ache. He’ll be enormously missed.”
Born with a critical eye situation, Hampton was instructed by docs she mustn’t play soccer. She had a number of operations to attempt to appropriate her imaginative and prescient however it’s not good and she or he nonetheless has depth notion points.
“Firstly I wish to say a large thanks to France Soccer for this award,” mentioned Hampton, who thanked all of the coaches and her members of the family. “I do not assume it is an achievement for me however for ladies’s goalkeeping, that the award is lastly now collaborating.
“I stand on the shoulders of so many nice goalkeepers of the previous. Sitting alongside my fellow nominees, I am proud to be part of such an unimaginable group and provoking future generations of goalkeepers coming by way of and coaching so arduous.
“I might prefer to thank my household, my brother – who’s right here tonight – for the sacrifices that you simply made once I was rising up, driving me round in all places in order that I might fulfil my dream and be right here tonight.
“To all of the coaches, there’s so many. To Sarina for having the religion in me over the summer season, with the success we have had. To the followers – your help doesn’t go unnoticed and it really means loads.
“Lastly, to Grandpa. I like and miss you on daily basis. I hope I made you proud. We did it.”
