Girls score dream ticket to the US.Byline: By Jenny WaddingtonTHE story of Bend it Like Beckham is becoming reality for two girls who have scored a place in American football teams. Joanne Ryan and Sanjeet Jaspel are mirroring the box-office hit in which two girl footballers win scholarships to play their muchloved sport in America. They were spotted by an American coach playing for Coventry City Girls Development Football Club against Manchester girls at Old Trafford Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:
They will even get the chance to visit the LA Galaxy ground where their idol David Beckham  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. plays.
Nineteen-year-old Joanne from Little Field, in Stoke Heath, is a trainee hairdresser by day and a top striker for Coventry Girls at night. The teenager, who dreams of playing for England before she is 25, was spotted after her team thrashed their Manchester rivals 13-1. She was offered a sought-after place at Middle Georgia College Middle Georgia College is a publicly supported, residential, charter unit of the University System of Georgia, in the city Cochran in the U.S. state of Georgia. Founded in 1884, the school is the oldest two-year college in the United States. , playing for the Georgia Warriors The Georgia Warriors are a World Basketball Association franchise in Cartersville, Georgia. The Georgia Warriors were formerly the Griffin Warriors in Acworth, Georgia, and later the Cartersville Warriors before adopting the state's name as their locale descriptor. . She said: "I couldn't believe it. I always hoped this would happen but it is a real shock when you realise that you're off to America. "My favourite film is Bend it Like Beckham and now when I watch it, I say to my mum 'that's what's happening to me, it's my life'." Joanne, who has been playing football since she was five years old, joined her team eight years ago and practises four times a week. She is also training to be a hairdresser at the Heart of England Training College in Market Way, Coventry. Sanjeet, aged 18, from Pagets Lane, Bubbenhall, also landed a ticket to America. However, she has still not decided which college place to accept. The central midfielder said: "I am still in shock, it is something you dream about but you never think it will actually happen. "My family are just as surprised as I am." The teenager is currently completing her A-levels at Princethorpe College Princethorpe College is a Catholic independent day school located in Princethorpe, near Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It was founded in the late 1950s as St Bede's College in Royal Leamington Spa, before moving to its current site in 1966. in Leamington Road, Princethorpe. Sanjeet added: "None of my college friends knew I played until recently and when they found out, they were really pleased that I showed how good girls can be at football." CAPTION(S): NEW GOAL... Joanne Ryan and Sanjeet Jaspel will soon be heading to America. They will see the ground where David Beckham (below) plays for LA Galaxy.; HIT... Girls from the box office hit Bend It Like Beckham cheering on the footie field. |
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