Know if Karen Carney is married and if she has a husband, partner or baby
Karen Carney, Cheryl Foster, Kay Cossington, and Patricia Gregory have been recognized in the King’s Birthday Honors List for 2024.
Karen Carney, a former England international with 144 caps who now works as a sports broadcaster and columnist, has been awarded an OBE. Know more about Karen Carney’s career, age, height and net worth in 2024.
Is Karen Carney married and does she have a husband, partner, boyfriend or baby
For the unfamiliar, Karen Julia Carney OBE is an English sports journalist and former professional footballer who played as a winger and midfielder.
A true #Lionesses legend!
Congratulations to former England player Karen Carney, on being awarded an OBE for services to Association Football! 👏 pic.twitter.com/7VkzikMjTE
— Lionesses (@Lionesses) June 14, 2024
Standing at 5 ft 4 in (1.62 m), since 2019, Carney has been a regular broadcaster for live football on Sky Sports, ITV, and Amazon Prime, covering both Women’s Super League and men’s Premier League matches.
The 36-year-old has also contributes as a sports columnist for BBC Sport, BBC Radio 5 Live, and BBC Television.
She is single and unmarried and doesn’t have any children.
Educational Qualification
Hailing from Birmingham, Carney was born in Hall Green on August 1, 1987 and attended St. Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School and St. Peter’s RC Secondary School in Solihull.
Carney holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Sports and Exercise Science from Loughborough University, specializing in Physiology and Sports Psychology, with her dissertation focusing on “The impact of caffeine on repeated sprint performance in elite female football.”
Legend. 💙
Congratulations to Blues Hall of Famer, Karen Carney, on being awarded an OBE for her services to Association Football. 👏 pic.twitter.com/nfxjgMxHBM
— Birmingham City Women (@BCFCWomen) June 15, 2024
In 2013, she earned a Master of Science in Sports Psychology with a specialization in Performance Psychology from the University of Gloucestershire.
In 2021, she enrolled herself for a Master of Business Administration at the James Lind Institute and graduated in October 2022.
Carney is a vegan and credits her diet with improving both her physical and mental health. Known for her exceptional skill on the field, she was nicknamed “the Wizard.”
Career
Carney’s football career began at Birmingham City, where she was named FA Young Player of the Year in 2005 and 2006.
She then signed with Arsenal, achieving significant success in the 2006–07 season by winning the UEFA Women’s Cup and all three domestic trophies: the FA Women’s Premier League, FA Women’s Cup, and FA Women’s Premier League Cup.
After two seasons with the Chicago Red Stars in the American Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS), Carney returned to Birmingham City from 2011 to 2015.
She concluded her career at Chelsea, where she was named Player of the Year in 2016 and captained the club to an FA Women’s Cup title in the 2017–18 season. Carney retired in July 2019.
Net Worth
As per numerous reports, Karen Carney has a whopping net worth of $4 million in 2024 that she earned through playing football, punditry and sports analyst and columnist work.
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