I love football, but very rarely get to talk about it as part of my work.

Last week was a wonderful exception, as I had the pleasure of interviewing Rachel Corsie, Captain of Scotland's women's football team. Rachel had been asked to speak at the The Law Society of Scotland annual conference, about her career and to reflect on the crossover between professional sport and professional services. She worked for EY for 3 years after graduating in Accounting and Finance - before taking a VERY significant pay cut to turn professional, when her initial salary was below 10k.

A decade or so later, things have improved a lot for the women's game, but there are still massive issues about parity of esteem, and, of course, pay. We talked about that, and about leadership in sport, the pride of playing for your country (Rachel has done it 154 times!), and coping with setbacks.

Rachel has had 5 operations on her left knee and is in rehab after the latest (relatively minor) op. Will she be fit for Scotland's play-off games against Finland at the end of this month? She's not sure yet but she's desperate to be involved in some way, and then play in the Euros next summer in Switzerland if Scotland make it through. I found Rachel a really thoughtful and considered interviewee, and also very open and amusing. She's a hugely competitive person, but very reflective and grounded too - and a great role model.

She's already taken significant steps into the world of punditry, on TV and radio, and with her professional services background, she's got loads of options ahead of her whenever she chooses to hang up her boots.

Rachel is also a really lovely person. She took time out to chat before and after our interview, to me and my daughter Livvy, who is a huge fan of women's football - and was very open and easy to talk to about all kinds of issues around the women's game. She signed a programme that I had found for a game Livvy and attended in 2015; Scotland v Faroe Islands at Fir Park, Motherwell, in September 2014. Rachel was on the front cover - appropriately, as she went on to score twice in a 9-0 win.

I'll admit I'm a bit jealous that I can't sit alongside Rachel and share my opinions from the pundit's chair, as I always fancied being a football presenter. That particular ship has long sailed, but it was great, for a short time, to share the experiences of someone who plays football at such a high level - and gets to talk about it too.

Thanks very much, Rachel, for allowing me to share your story, albeit briefly. I really hope you make it to the Euros (Livyy and I have got tickets for two quarter-finals and a semi, and you never know what might happen!) and continue to have success at club and country level for as long as you keep playing. I'm certain you'll be a huge success in whatever follows.