Kelly came off the bench to score a 110th-minute winner to give Lyon a 2-1 victory against Germany in the final at Wembley. After Ella Toone’s stoppage-time opener was canceled out by Lina Magull, the Manchester City forward raced over from close range to spark scenes of euphoria at the national stadium as the English women won a major tournament for the first time. Kelly was more interested in singing “Sweet Caroline” than answering questions in her flash TV interview, but said that was her dream growing up. “Oh my God, look at them, it’s amazing, thank you to every single person who supported us,” he told the BBC, pointing to the crowd in the background. “This is unreal… Sweet Caroline! “It’s amazing, thank you all, this is what dreams are made of, as a young girl watching women’s football. Wow, this is incredible.” Image: This should be just the beginning for women’s football in England
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Image: Sarina Wiegman brought soccer home
Kelly’s story is made even more memorable by the fact that she only returned from a serious cruciate ligament injury in April. He added: “Thank you to everyone who played a part in my recovery. I always thought I’d be here, but to be here and score the winner, wow. These girls are amazing. “This is amazing, I just want to celebrate now.” Image: England’s substitutes made the difference England’s maiden success was masterminded by Sarina Wigman, who has now won back-to-back European Championships following her 2017 success with the Netherlands. The Dutchwoman said: “We won the cup. It is incredible. It is incredible. Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player Lucy Bronze and Chloe Kelly describe the ‘absolute scenes as England won Women’s Euro 2022. “If you really want to win and get better every day, that’s what I’ve noticed and it’s incredible, they want to do it together. “We agreed on a few things about behavior and it wasn’t just words, we lived it. The game was so tight, there was a bit of a fight there, but who cares, we won 2-1. We are European champions. “We broke the barriers against Spain and had to do it again. I have no secret. I don’t think I’ve realized what’s going on, I need some time.” Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player Georgia Stanway and Alex Greenwood say they will savor the moment they won Euro 2022.
Williamson: The legacy of this tournament is a change in society
Image: Celebrations will continue well into the week
After the tournament saw record attendances, including the highest-ever European Championship final, England captain Leah Williamson wants the success to mean something going forward. He said: “The legacy of this tournament is a change in society, it’s everything we did, we brought everyone together, we got people to the games. “We want them to come to the WSL games, the legacy is that this team are winners and this is the start of a journey.” Williamson also described the win as “the proudest moment of my life”. Image: Jill Scott celebrates with the trophy at Wembley “I can’t stop crying,” she told BBC One. “Something like that, we talk and talk and talk and finally we got it done. It’s to do it on the field and I’ll tell you something, the kids are fine. “It’s the proudest moment of my life until the day I have kids, I guess. I take everything, every tip was every second so I can relive it forever. I’ll relive it for a long time.” He said: “The legacy of this tournament is a change in society, it’s everything we did, we brought everyone together, we got people to the games.”
Wiegman: What we’ve achieved is incredible
Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player England manager Sarina Wiegman says winning Euro 2022 has done so much for women in society around the world. Sarina Wiegman has hailed the support of England’s “committed” fan base in the wake of their landmark Euro 2022 title campaign, admitting how grateful she was that “the fans got behind the team”. Thousands of supporters will be able to celebrate England’s Euro victory with the players at an event in central London on Monday, with the Lionesses boss stressing how proud she was of the team’s achievements. Wiegman herself has now won all 12 matches she has attended across two European Women’s Championships – in 2017 and 2022 – with her sides scoring 35 goals and conceding just five in the process. Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player England captain Leah Williamson says England deserved to win Euro 2022 and every player loved “every second” of their final victory over Germany. “I’ve already lost a bit of my voice,” the Dutch women began. “What we’ve done is incredible. England have been behind us all the way. Throughout the tournament we’ve had so much support. I’m so proud of the team – I need a few days to understand what we’re doing” I’ve done. “Germany really wanted to win as well. There were two teams who wanted to win, that’s what made it so tight. We struggled to play our game. We didn’t have that much pace, but the quality of this team is so high, and the depth is so good. We scored the goal, that wins it. We won the cup and we are very happy. Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player England team crash Sarina Weigman’s press conference by singing ‘Football’s coming home’ after winning Euro 2022 “For the first time in years I had a beer – I enjoyed it too.” He also spoke of the cohesion he felt from his squad and staff, praising the unity among the camp after taking up the England job just 11 short months ago. “When I took the job, of course you hope for things,” added the 52-year-old. “I knew the team had quality and there is so much quality in this team. You hope things will go well. My challenge was, can I bring people from another culture together? This year is so incredible. It’s great that it worked . Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player Fran Kirby says she is proud of everyone after England win Euro 2022. “First, we will have a party. We are so proud of our achievements. The development of this game has moved so fast, there were so many teams that could win this tournament. It is not easy to win this tournament. This same it will also be at the World Cup. The competition is getting closer, especially in Europe. We will celebrate and then have some time to think. Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player Beth Mead and Keira Walsh both said winning Euro 2022 has yet to sink in after beating Germany at Wembley. “England were a bit ahead of Holland. The expectations here are higher. England had reached the semi-finals – this team was very much on. But now you’ve seen the whole country get behind us. We’ve really made a change. This the tournament has done so much for the game but also for society. Women in society all over Europe. It’s great to see, how enthusiastic everyone is. “We all know the England team in 2009 went to the final. They’ve been building and building ever since. The foundations were already there and the game is so developed in this country. So we already had talent but my role was clear. We had deals with the team – we wanted to win, but how we wanted to win was clear.” Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player Sky Sports News pundits react to Chloe Kelly’s goal that gave England a 2-1 lead over Germany in extra time in the Euro 2022 women’s final Beth Mead won the Golden Boot and was named player of the tournament, 12 months after being left out of Team GB’s Olympic squad for the Tokyo Games. “I can’t believe it, sometimes football lets you down but bouncing back is the best way and that’s what we did,” he said. “I’m speechless, I can’t take it all in, I’m still in shock. I can’t believe we won it, I just can’t,…
