Lionesses like Downing Street Reception after European success
The victorious lionesses of England have returned home today to attend the scenes of the celebrations that sweep the country for themselves.
3-1 victory at the end of last night on Spain in Basel The Sarina Wiegman team was successfully defended the European championship trophy that he won three years ago – and in the process became the first senior side of England, male or female, to win a major competition on foreign soil.
After a night of celebration, the plane carrying the players and the staff landed at Southend airport shortly after 3.30 p.m., the time of the United Kingdom, to the cheers of hundreds of fans who had challenged the requests not to gather outside and rather greeted Captain Leah Williamson and the rest of the team with banners and songs of “ `.
They were then taken to Downing Street for a reception with Deputy Prime Minister Angela Raynor, who represented Sir Keir Starmer who attended a meeting with US President Donald Trump in Scotland.
The buildings around n ° 10 were decorated with St George and Bruant flags to celebrate the return with the team, then illustrated by taking advantage of drinks with Raynor in the gardens.
The party continues tomorrow with a Open roof bus parade through central London which culminates with a ceremony at the Queen Victoria Memorial Hosted by the former England international Alex Scott.
England on a roll
The success of the Lionesses continues their remarkable race after winning the euros in 2022, then reached the World Cup final 12 months later when they lost against Spain in Sydney.
FA female football director Sue Day told BBC News: “What an incredible performance. I think it is easy to forget how difficult it is to reach the major finals. This team has become so consistent, so good to do so, so good to assemble the performances, a major final after major final after major final.
“They won these euros after winning the last euros and it is the most phenomenal success. Never had never been done before by a team from this country, so we are so proud of them, this lot of incredible women and so proud of the team of men and women behind them too.
“These are years and years of planning, preparation and investment. It is the team behind the team, by developing the players, putting the right ways, identifying young development coaches. It is a whole system that is behind these incredible players who brings them to this point when they make a major final. ”
Wiegman does not make a hat
It was the third time on the trot that Wiegman had led a team to the success of the euros after also achieving the feat with its native Netherlands in 2017.
Day added: “Sarina Wiegman had the most surprising impact on the team and football in this country. The team had the most surprising impact. We saw the last euros that participation in women and girls has doubled at almost 2.5 million because of these euros.
“What is that said to the girls is that you can play football, there is a place for you in football and we will see this from these euros and maybe more powerfully. It is not only to tell the girls that you can play football, that tells them that you can do everything you think and if it is the heritage that these liones can leave, it is quite unequaled.”
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2025-07-28 19:29:00
