Skip to sports dashboard
↻ Refresh Join Life ClubVisit the main club

Sports Life / story

For Leah Galton, leaving Man Utd was painful. Joining Burnley has brought back her fire

PERSONALISE
YOUR EXPERIENCE
Motorsport Golf Tennis American football Football Cricket Basketball +More Sports
Not just scores.
A sportier, brighter you.
For Leah Galton, leaving Man Utd was painful. Joining Burnley has brought back her fire
Yahoo Sports · article image

Football · World

For Leah Galton, leaving Man Utd was painful. Joining Burnley has brought back her fire

Burnley’s visit to Manchester United Women on Wednesday brought a kind of closure for Leah Galton. The 32-year-old Burnley forward left United in the summer after an eight-year spell dating back to their first professional season in 2018. She had been nervous all day — the fun, exciting nerves. “It does still feel like home,” she says. “It threw me right back. Last season kind of ended a bit abruptly and I didn’t really have a chance to say bye and go and see everyone I wanted to see. “In some m