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Amy Francombe

From cage football to championship winner — how Lioness Chloe Kelly brought it home

England’s Chloe Kelly (right) celebrates scoring their side’s second goal of the game (Adam Davy/PA)

(Picture: PA Wire)

During last night’s tantalizing Euros final there was a moment where it looked like the historic England versus Germany match might go to dreaded penalties.

Then, just ten minutes before extra time was up, wonderkid Chloe Kelly booted the ball into the net taking the Lionesses to a 2-1 victory over the German team. The record-breaking crowd of 87,192 fans, which is the highest attendance of any European Championship final – men’s or women’s – descended into mayhem as the star player yanked off her top and waved it around her head while bolting around the pitch.

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