I remember warming up for the 2009 Women’s European Championship final and looking at our German opponents and thinking how they were more professional, better resourced and on for a hefty bonus if they won. On Sunday, thanks to years of progress, the two teams will start on a level playing field.
There might not have been the same level of coverage or hype but it meant the same to pull on the Three Lions that day as it will for those England players on Sunday at Wembley. It was fantastic for me to score in a major final and were in the match until half-time but Germany were fitter, faster and stronger, so it is no surprise they won 6-2. We did well to get to the final and got taught a lesson in the end.
