Lionesses will do anything for classy Steph, says Nev
moment that made me most proud of her was when she missed that penalty at the World Cup," Neville said.
"She walked straight off and did interviews in the mixed zone, where there were loads of very happy Americans, and she held herself incredibly well.
"And that shows, more so than what she does on the field, the type of person that she is.
"For someone who has played 114 times for England - I think it is only right that we do these types of things [work with the MND foundation].
"The players think it is a great gesture and the FA has done fantastically to allow this to happen. We saw Fernando Ricksen die of the same illness recently and we think it will raise awareness. And football is such a great stage to make things visible."
Houghton’s City and former Sunderland teammate Jill Scott, meanwhile, is back in the England squad following a well-earned rest after a busy summer that saw her shine at the World Cup in France.
“Phil spoke to me ahead of the last camp and explained that it would be good for me to get a good pre-season under my belt,” said Scott, whose side drew 3-3 against Belgium and lost 2-1 to Norway in her absence.
“The World Cup was very tiring, so it was just a case of resting up.
“I don’t think those results were a catastrophe. After major tournaments you do experience a ‘hangover’ to some extent.
“Now we have got another couple of games coming up to put that right and we will very swiftly move on.”