welcome to bbc news, i m david eades. our top stories: england s women footballers win their first ever major tournament they beat germany 2 1 in the european championship final at wembley. chanting. cheering. it s a first major football title for any english national side for nearly 60 years. it s like a home moment in history. hopefully we ll be grateful women in sport. absolutely brilliant. cannot believe it.
chloe kelly, blasting then blasting in herfirst international goal and the one that landed it for england. her celebration earned her a booking, no doubt worth it as it looks set to become one of the most iconic images of modern women s sport, encompassing this epic win months after recovering from an acute knee injury. chanting. after many years of hurt, the relief was palpable. all tournament, we ve had so much support from our friends, and it s really incredible and we we did an incrediblejob, so proud of the team, the players and team an staff, and it will take us a couple
germany 2 1 at wembley. the lionesses, as they are known, had never won a major trophy before and this is the first senior football honourfor england since the men s world cup victory in 1966. a crowd of almost 90,000 people were at the stadium, millions more following the game on television and radio. mark lobel reports. a euphoric moment for english sport with a pitch perfect performance from the lionesses, bringing football in front of a record crowd of over watching on around the country and world. let s hear it for england! cheering. i said to harriet on the ground, she s got to do all she can to try to remember this because i said the last time england won a tournament was when nanny was born, which was a long time ago. best day of our lives, like, seriously. - we just watched - england win the euros, like, that might not ever happen again. |
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