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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Hamish Morrison

England women's team beat Germany in Euro victory for 'Lionesses'

Left to right, England's Ellen White, Millie Bright, Fran Kirby and Rachel Daly celebrate after the Arnold Clark Cup match at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton on Wednesday February 23, 2022/PA Media

England have won Euro 2022 in front of a 90,000-strong crowd at Wembley Stadium.

The "Lionesses" beat Germany 2-1 after extra time, securing the first major tournament title for any England team since 1966.

The team are also expected to have made history with the biggest home TV audience on record for a women’s football match.

The record of nine million was set during England’s semi-final defeat by USA in the 2019 World Cup, according to ratings organisation Barb.

Those in the crowd at Wembley included the Duke of Cambridge and Tory leadership hopeful Liz Truss.

For those watching at Wembley, the main road to the stadium was a no-drinking zone due to the chaos that overshadowed last year’s men’s Euro 2020 final.

Thousands of ticketless fans forced their way into the stadium ahead of England v Italy in summer 2021 – although this year’s women’s final attracted a different audience.

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