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England players celebrate with the trophy
England v Germany, Womens UEFA European Championship, Final, Football, Wembley Stadium, London, UK - 31 Jul 2022
YAY LIONESSES!
Ellen White
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Ellen White of England kisses the winners trophy
England v Germany, Womens UEFA European Championship, Final, Football, Wembley Stadium, London, UK - 31 Jul 2022
Ellen is England's top goal-scorer in history and has been a huge part of the team's improvements on the global stage. I'm so happy for her. She's 33, so she could keep going for another cycle, bow out after the World Cup, or... who knows, but she has to feel like her legacy is leaving the national club in an incredible place.
Ellen White
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Ellen White of England battles with Kathrin Hendrich of Germany during the UEFA Women's European Championship match between England and Germany at Wembley Stadium, London on Sunday 31st July 2022.
England v Germany: Final - UEFA Women's EURO 2022, London, United Kingdom - 31 Jul 2022
She is so much a part of the game, in fact, that HER HEAD BECAME A BALL.
Beth Mead, Jill Scott, Lauren Hemp
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iFootball - 2022 UEFA Womens European Championship Finals - Final - England vs Germany - Wembley Stadium - Sunday 31st July 2022. England's Jill Scott (centre) with the trophy - flanked by Beth Mead and Lauren Hemp (r). COLORSPORT/ Ashley Western
England v Germany, Womens UEFA European Championship, Final, Football, Wembley Stadium, London, UK - 31 Jul 2022
Jill is another football legend over there -- she got a big roar when she came in as a sub. Beth, on the left, won the Golden Boot and Player of the Tournament.
Ella Toone and Alessia Russo
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Ella Toone and Alessia Russo of England celebrate at full time
England v Germany, Womens UEFA European Championship, Final, Football, Wembley Stadium, London, UK - 31 Jul 2022
Ella came on as a second-half sub and scored on practically her first touch of the match, a beautiful lob over the diving keeper, and Alessia won the Bronze Boot. They EARNED their moment with fun sunnies. (Not that one ever really has to earn such a thing.)
Sarina Wiegman
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Wembley Stadium, London, England: Womens European International final, England versus Germany: England Women Head Coach Sarina Wiegman dancing in celebration towards the England fans; .
England v Germany, Womens UEFA European Championship, Final, Football, Wembley Stadium, London, UK - 31 Jul 2022
Sarina coached The Netherlands to victory in Euro 2017, and took over England's team last year. Per Wikipedia, then, this means she is "the fourth manager to retain the Euros title, and the first – in either men's or women's – to win the Euros with two different countries."
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England celebrates winning after the UEFA Women's European Championship match between England and Germany at Wembley Stadium
England v Germany: Final - UEFA Women's EURO 2022, London, United Kingdom - 31 Jul 2022
I, too, would be rolling around in the confetti.
Nikita Parris
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Nikita Parris of England
England v Germany, Womens UEFA European Championship, Final, Football, Wembley Stadium, London, UK - 31 Jul 2022
And I, too, would avail myself of the souvenir cowboy hat.
Lucy Bronze
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Lucy Bronze of England
England v Germany, Womens UEFA European Championship, Final, Football, Wembley Stadium, London, UK - 31 Jul 2022
"A cowboy hat? I mean, I GUESS. While we're here, can we talk about how the men's World Cup is in Qatar and that's why it's in the winter? What are these people even doing?"
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UEFA Euro Tournament record attendance of 87.192
England v Germany, Womens UEFA European Championship, Final, Football, Wembley Stadium, London, UK - 31 Jul 2022
Look at that turnout! Alexis Ohanian has been saying he thinks women's soccer in the U.S. will outpace the men's game soon in popularity, which I hope is correct (he also has a vested interest, as I think he invested in/co-owns Angel City here in LA). Filling Wembley is amazing. One of the on-the-ground commentators was an ex-footballer for England and she was crying from joy and couldn't stop going on about how incredible the crowd energy was. It's wonderful. I really, really hope all that passion carries through.
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Wembley Stadium, London, England: Womens European International final, England versus Germany: England celebrates winning the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 trophy.; .
England v Germany, Womens UEFA European Championship, Final, Football, Wembley Stadium, London, UK - 31 Jul 2022
HOORAY. Congratulations, ladies, and to all the players from other countries. See you Down Under in 2023.
