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Meet Erica Meg Parkinson: The rapid rise of England's multilingual new talent

Teenage midfielder talks tactics, ambition and playing in Portugal after her promotion to Under-23s

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Flo Lloyd-Hughes
Nov 27, 2025
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Erica Meg Parkinson has risen quickly through England’s age-group teams. Credit: The Football Association

England’s Under-23 side is more than just an incubator for the country’s best talent. The development team has legitimately shown itself to be a pipeline for players to break through into Sarina Wiegman’s senior squad.

In the last two camps alone, L…

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