England beat Germany to win the Women's Euros 2022 on a historic night at Wembley.
It is the Lionesses' first ever major honour following years of disappointment, and it is the first time that they have reached the final since 2009. They faced a strong challenge in the form of eight-time winners Germany but Chloe Kelly's late goal sealed an incredible victory.
After the final whistle blew England FA announced that a celebration event would be held on Monday (August 1) at Trafalgar Square in London. The event will be free and up to 7,000 fans will be admitted on a first-come-first served basis, starting at 11am.
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England head coach Sarina Wiegman and her team will perform a trophy lift for those fans attending. Trafalgar Square has been turned into an official UEFA ‘Fan Party’ for the final nine days of the competition. The event will be broadcast live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 12.40pm onwards and is expected to end by 2pm.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: "Congratulations Lionesses! I couldn’t be more proud of the team today – they’ve displayed extraordinary talent and determination throughout the tournament, they’ve broken records, and now they’ve made history.
"The atmosphere at Wembley and across the country throughout the tournament has been a fantastic advert for women's football. Nearly 600,000 tickets were sold for the matches and more than nine million people tuned in to watch England play. The Women’s EURO 2022 will have inspired a new generation of women footballers and I hope this paves the way for better access to football for girls in school, more investment in grassroots girls and women’s football and much more support for girls and women in all sports.
"I would like to thank Sarina Wiegman and the Lionesses for treating us to an amazing summer of football. I can't wait to see them lift the trophy again as they celebrate with the fans on Trafalgar Square on Monday."
A victory parade was something which was discussed in the build-up to the men's final against Italy last summer but after the penalty defeat we never got to see what was planned in the event of an England victory. At the time, Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that there were discussions ongoing regarding the possibility of a day off for the public.
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