Chelsea’s Sam Kerr called it “lit”. Conservative MP Tracey Crouch called it “pure filth” (in a good way). If you’re looking for a standout moment in a breakthrough tournament, Alessia Russo’s backheeled nutmeg goal – the third for England against Sweden on Tuesday night – is not a bad place to start.
Russo, the Lionesses’ supersub, has scored four goals in the women’s European Championship to date. This was of a different order, a fierce shot saved by the Swedish keeper Hedvig Lindahl had seen the ball apparently squared off by two defenders only for the 23-year-old to slam her heel through it, sending it through two sets of legs and into the net.
