'I want to play for mum' – Arsenal's Cooney-Cross
Arsenal's Kyra Cooney-Cross is preparing to play at Emirates Stadium for the first time since losing her mum Jess to cancer, and explains how she has been facing up to her bereavement "one day at a time".
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"I want to play for her as well and for the fans."
— Kyra Cooney-Cross , Athlete
"Mum was a single mum of four girls."
— Kyra Cooney-Cross , Athlete
"Being able to be there with her over the last six months... it's sad, but I think we also need to think of it as a beautiful thing as well."
— Kyra Cooney-Cross , Athlete
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Arsenal's Kyra Cooney-Cross is preparing to play at Emirates Stadium for the first time since losing her mum Jess to cancer, and explains how she has been facing up to her bereavement "one day at a time".
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