England’s Lionesses roar to victory in Euro 2022: how women’s football beat the sceptics

England team breathe new life into the game after 2-1 win against Germany

England’s Chloe Kelly celebrates her winning goal
England’s Chloe Kelly celebrates her winning goal with teammates Lauren Hemp and Jill Scott at Wembley Stadium
(Image credit: Michael Regan/Getty Images)

John Williams, a senior lecturer at the University of Leicester’s Department of Sociology, on England’s women footballers overcoming prejudice in sport.

England’s women have won the European football championship, bringing a major international trophy home for the first time since the men’s team won the World Cup in 1966, more than a lifetime ago for many of the fans who crowded into Wembley Stadium for the match. They beat Germany, English football’s bitterest rival by two goals to one, in a tense and hard-fought match that was not decided until the second period of extra time.

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