For the second straight year, during another riveting July, the world of soccer was witness to the magic of a Euro final for the ages.
The arena was the same—London’s heralded Wembley—as was the favorite to win: England at home, under immense pressure and spurred on by rip-roaring home support. And once again, the drama spilled into extra time while the sterling silver of a Euro trophy sat in the distance, waiting to cure the nation’s lengthy title drought.
But this time, the premature calls of “football’s coming home” turned to prophecy, and it wasn’t the Three Lions, but the Lionesses who brought the northwest corner of London to a roar with a 2–1 victory over Germany in the Women’s Euro final.
