Hands up if you watched the Lionesses ' Euros final against Spain this summer? Seemingly, the whole nation was on its feet, willing our girls to win with every fibre of our being. And as history-maker Chloe Kelly booted in that penalty, echoing her past achievements, the pubs, homes, beaches and fields of England erupted: we'd done it, again.
Hannah Hampton, Lucy Bronze, Ella Toone and teammates have become household names, but cast your minds back a few short years, and we'll bet most people can't even name a female footballer from a decade ago. Yet all the challenges along the way - Lionesses' captain Leah Williamson, it's rumoured, gets paid the same per year as England men's captain Harry Kane makes in a week - it's fair to say that the future of women's football is bright.
