While we ring in the New Year, most Lionesses fans will be sad to wave goodbye to 2022.
It was quite simply the most successful 12 months in the history of the England women's team, the crowing moment coming when Germany were defeated 2-1 at Wembley in the final of the European Championships. Over a magical month, the Lionesses captured the nation, as they brought football home and won their first-ever major tournament.
Their success has taken the profile of the women's game in this country onto a new level, with interest in the sport soaring amongst young girls and players becoming household names across the nation. Only five months on from that magnificent day in the late July sunshine a lot has changed around the England women's team, although they are still yet to lose under manager Sarina Wiegman, while the WSL has experienced record crowds and a post-Euros boom.
