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Chloe Kelly and Ella Toone have both been left out of the latest Lionesses squad ahead of England's crucial Women's World Cup qualifier against Greece. The European champions failed to clinch automatic qualification in the group stage, owing to a heavy defeat to Spain, but they have another opportunity to punch their ticket to Brazil in October and Sarina Wiegman has opted for some high-profile changes ahead of the tie.

Already first-choice centre-forward for club and country by the age of 24, it is the work Russo has done in the three years since that has allowed her to elevate and become truly elite

Every summer, GOAL publishes its exclusive list of the 25 players who have proven themselves truly elite by consistently producing top performances

From rising stars to commercial ambitions, GOAL tackles six big questions nine months before Brazil 2027.