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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Sport
Laura Connor

England football Lionesses say near-death plane plunge brought team closer together

England's high flying Lionesses nearly came down to earth with a bump in the last World Cup - but it brought the team together.

On Tuesday they play Sweden in the Euros semis but many players will count themselves lucky to be there after a near-death experience on a plane in France.

Captain Leah Williamson said: “We nearly went down. We were on an aeroplane going from place to place in the World Cup and this was like our fifth flight… the plane just drops mid-air.”

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