Katie McCabe has won major honours with Arsenal and captains the Republic of Ireland, and she intends to play at a second World Cup. She addresses a public clash with former Ireland manager Vera Pauw and discusses the future of her relationship with teammate Caitlin Foord. She grew up in Tallaght as one of 11 children, which kept individual egos in check and shaped her personality. She balances club success with international ambition while planning for life after football. She remains focused on performance, leadership responsibilities, and long-term career and personal plans beyond playing.
She's already achieved incredible success on the pitch with Arsenal and as captain of Ireland, but soccer star Katie McCabe has her sights set on a second World Cup. Here, she talks about her public clash with former Ireland manager Vera Pauw, the future of her relationship with teammate Caitlin Foord and her plans for life after football
If you were to believe in destiny or fate, Katie McCabe was preordained to be a footballer. When you come from a family of 11 children, as the captain of the Ireland senior women's football team does, it's something of a foregone conclusion. But egos? Not in the McCabe household. "They wouldn't let you get too far ahead before taking you back down a peg or two," says the Tallaght native, smiling.
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