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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Louise Taylor at Elland Road

Faster, fitter and a sharper unit: England are becoming the real deal

Beth Mead (left) celebrates with Lauren Hemp after scoring for England against the Netherlands.
Beth Mead (left) celebrates with Lauren Hemp after scoring for England against the Netherlands. Photograph: Lynne Cameron/The FA/Getty Images

It is almost five years since a bomb scare in the eastern Netherlands left England’s team bus completing seemingly endless circles of the dual carriageways surrounding Enschede.

By the time the local police confirmed it was a hoax, Mark Sampson’s Lionesses were behind schedule for their Euro 2017 semi-final against Sarina Wiegman’s Netherlands and arrived at FC Twente’s stadium much later than intended.

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