By BBC News
Staff
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Chloe Kelly celebrates scoring England’s winner against Germany in the Euro 2022 final at Wembley
The Lionesses’ record-breaking win against Germany is celebrated and applauded across the front and back pages.
The Times calls them “England’s pride”, saying the victory kicked off jubilant scenes in a “land of hope and finally glory”.
In a souvenir edition, the paper highlights the Queen’s message of congratulations to the team, in which she says they “have all set an example that will be an inspiration for girls and women today, and for future generations”.
The Daily Mirror calls the Lionesses “history makers” and “HER-oes” to the mostly-female crowd at Wembley.
As the players celebrated on the pitch, it says that everyone was on their feet, singing: “Football’s coming home.”
Even disappointed German fans joined in as “Sweet Caroline” began to play, the paper adds.
The “i” and the Guardian both hail the players as “game changers”.
The Guardian says that as the captain, Leah Williamson, hoisted the trophy aloft, “it felt simultaneously like the end of one journey and beginning of another”.
For the Daily Telegraph, the victory “turbocharges” the future of the women’s game.
The win at Wembley “means so much more than a trophy”, it says, such as sponsorships, access to the sport and funding.
“No more years of hurt,” declares Metro, under a picture of the cheering team it calls the “Lion Queens”.
“Good times never seemed so good,” it says, as the players are pictured leading fans in a celebratory singalong.
“It’s home” states the Daily Express, saying England have finally ended 56 years of hurt with victory over their old rivals, Germany.
The paper’s chief sports reporter, Neil Squires, says that it was not only a “fantastic result” for Sarina Wiegman’s team, but it could be a “seismic one” for the women’s game in England.
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The England squad lifts the trophy after beating Germany in the Euro 2022 final
“Move over fellas … it’s home,” the Sun tells the men’s side, as its front page features the Lionesses “roaring with pride”.
The paper says Chloe Kelly’s jubilation at her historic strike will live in the memory, after she tore off her shirt to celebrate “as the nation erupted in joy”.
Put simply, the team were “Roarsome”, declares the Daily Star.
The Financial Times calls it the “stuff of dreams”.
But the Daily Mail insists: “It wasn’t a dream… we DID beat Germany in a final.”
It goes on to say: “Where the Lions had so often fought and failed, the Lionesses came and conquered.”
Writing in the paper, Robert Hardman says that “for the nation that invented the game – and has been banging on about ‘football coming home’ ever since – the final of the Women’s Euros is the greatest sporting triumph in the lifetimes of most of those lucky enough to witness it”.
