Chelsea defender Reece James has sent the Lionesses a heartwarming message after Sarina Wiegman's side made history and ended a 56-year wait for a trophy in the process.
On July, 31, 2022, the 11 heroes plus all the substitutes commemorated the 1966 FIFA World Cup win in the men's game which took place on the same day as the 2022 UEFA Women's Euro final but 56 years ago. This time around though, Chloe Kelly played the role of Geoff Hurst in becoming the hero of the match. Initially, it looked as though Man United star and super-sub in this tournament Ella Toone would take all the headlines with her exquisitely taken chipped effort which sent the 87,192 at Wembley into raptures.
However, this didn't turn out to be the case as Lina Magull found her inner Alexandre Popp to drag the contest into extra time. 30 minutes where both teams tired but another sub in the form of Kelly proved to be the match winner in the end. At the second time of asking, the former Everton footballer stabbed home her effort past the helpless Merle Frohms to make history for England and more importantly women's football.
