born and raised in London to a family of Jamaican descent. In 1990 Powell graduated from Brunel University in London with a degree in Sport Science and History. In August, 2010, she was named in 68th place on The Independent newspaper’s annual Pink List of influential LGBT people in the UK. Her entry was subsequently redacted from the online version of the article and her name was absent from the 2011 and 2012 lists. Powell was included in a rival World Pride Power List compiled by Square Peg Media in association with The Guardian; reaching fifth place in 2011 and 48th place in 2012. Commenting about her relationships with men, she said they were "intrigued" to discover that she was a footballer. In an October 2005 interview with Diva magazine, Powell commented about lesbians in football: "There's always been that stereotyping of female footballers as butch, dykey and unattractive, so maybe it's just best left alone." Powell's autobiography, Hope: My Life in Football, was published in 2016. References External links Profile at the theFA.com Hope Powell at The National Football Museum Hall of Fame Pages Living people 1966 births 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup managers 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup managers Alumni of Brunel University London Black British sportswomen Charlton Athletic W.F.C. players Commanders of the Order of the British Empire England women's international footballers England women's national football team managers English autobiographers English Football Hall of Fame inductees English sportspeople of Jamaican descent English women's footballers English women's football managers FA Women's National League players Women's Super League managers Female association football managers Footballers from Lewisham Fulham L.F.C. players Great Britain women's Olympic football team managers Lesbian sportswomen LGBT association football players LGBT Black British people English LGBT sportspeople Millwall Lionesses L.F.C. players People associated with the University of East London Women autobiographers Women's association football midfielders