I will be an unforgettable moment – running out onto Eden Park’s hallowed turf for the opening game of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, playing in front of family and friends for the very first time.
But it’ll be a bittersweet one for Football Ferns legend Katie Bowen, 29, who will be thinking of just one person who won’t be amid the throng of soccer fans in the stands – her dad and biggest supporter Dave, who passed away in