Alex Scott has relived her own England heartache from a match against Germany 13 years ago as she gets ready to appear as a BBC pundit for Sunday's Euros final.
Alex played for the Lionesses 140 times, including at the 2012 Olympics, before retiring in 2017 and receiving an MBE for her services to football. Since pulling on an England jersey for the last time, the 37-year-ol d has gone onto appear as a contestant on Strictly and is now a well known face on the BBC, fronting shows like The One Show and Children in Need.
Over the last few weeks she has been a regular in the BBC studio for the Women's European Championships, joining the likes of Gabby Logan and Ian Wright to oversee the live football action. After the final blew on England's sensational 4-0 over Sweden, Alex battled with emotion as she explained to host Gabby what it would mean for everyone involved with the England team to have made the final, saying: "It's hard for me not to get emotional right now, because the amount of investment and everything that has gone into the women's game is for a moment...for this team to get to Wembley is something special."
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And, on the eve of England taking on Germany for Euros victory at Wembley, Alex recalled her heartbreak at England losing out to the same team at the same championships back in 2009.
Sharing pictures of her dejected face on Twitter, Alex wrote: "The hurt in 2009 walking past that trophy and then having to watch as the Germans lifted it never left me as a footballer!! Hopefully the emotions will be very different tomorrow."
She signed off: "Goodnight & see you at Wembley @Lionesses."
One of her many followers responded: "It might get a bit bumpy, but it's coming home. We'll be sat on the edge of our seats or screaming and shouting, but I really feel it will all work out. The Lionesses want it, we want it, the country wants it. All that positivity has to count for something. Keep the faith."
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