Lionesses Win Back-to-Back European Titles After Dramatic Penalty Shootout

28 Jul 2025 · 31 min · 14 chapters

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In short

England’s Lionesses win back-to-back European Championship titles after a dramatic final vs Spain decided on penalties; discussion covers the match’s key moments, injuries, penalty shootout swings, and the emotional/celebratory aftermath.

Guests

Two hosts are interviewed on-air (Rach and Millie). They speak as Lionesses insiders/fans and discuss players by name (e.g., LJ/Lucy Bronze, Alessia Russo, Chloe Kelly, Hannah Hampton, Mido, Alex, Serena Wiegman). No formal guest bios are provided in the transcript.

Key claims

The final felt “cagey/flat” despite Spain’s possession dominance; resilience across the tournament earned the crown. Chloe Kelly’s introduction is credited with sparking the team. Hannah Hampton is praised as tournament-best goalkeeper. Penalties were chaotic due to missing main takers and pitch conditions (slip).

Notable examples

Caldente’s early header for Spain; LJ going off injured; Alessia Russo scoring a difficult header; a missed “fancy flick” chance in extra time; penalty slip and multiple misses; “two penalty shootouts” and “back-to-back champions” history.

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Life After the WSL Season

0:56 to 2:43

Discussion about transitioning from the WSL season into summer plans.

“Tremphaya is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease and adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis.”

Emotional Reflections on the Final

2:43 to 4:39

Hosts share their emotional experiences watching the Lionesses win.

“Hello everyone and welcome to Daily Brightness.”

Game Analysis and Key Moments

4:39 to 5:39

Analysis of significant events in the final match against Spain.

“Obviously, Caldente putting Spain ahead.”

Player Performances and Substitutions

5:39 to 7:31

Discussion about player performances and key substitutions during the match.

“Just because knowing her and knowing when she's taken a knock, she's not 100%.”

Penalties and Goalkeeper Performances

7:31 to 8:47

Review of the penalty shootout and goalkeeper performances.

“And obviously, that ball she played Alessia, I was like, yes, goal, straight away.”

Final Thoughts and Celebrations

8:47 to 14:00

Final reflections on the victory and the celebrations that follow.

Reflections on the Match and Chloe Kelly's Impact

14:00 to 21:14

Listeners will hear personal reflections on the intense emotions surrounding the match, particularly focusing on Chloe Kelly's contributions and character.

“Yeah, can all the viewers just appreciate we're not actually celebrating for you lot, so you better appreciate it.”

Reflections on the Match and Chloe Kelly's Impact

21:17 to 22:21

Listeners will hear personal reflections on the intense emotions surrounding the match, particularly focusing on Chloe Kelly's contributions and character.

“We spoke about it before about, you know, you have a soulmate in life, but you have a soul best friend and you're my soul best friend, as you know.”

Reflections on the Match and Chloe Kelly's Impact

23:43 to 23:54

Listeners will hear personal reflections on the intense emotions surrounding the match, particularly focusing on Chloe Kelly's contributions and character.

Celebrating the Victory and Looking Ahead

23:54 to 28:00

The hosts celebrate England's back-to-back championships and discuss the team's journey and future aspirations.

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Celebrating the Lionesses' Victory

28:00 to 29:40

The hosts reflect on the Lionesses' achievement and personal feelings about the victory.

Expressions of Pride and Support

29:40 to 31:01

The hosts express their pride in the team's success and convey messages of support.

“You said a massive congratulations to the Lionesses.”

Expressions of Pride and Support

31:16 to 31:32

The hosts express their pride in the team's success and convey messages of support.

“I just want to give you the space to process it, Michael said.”

Expressions of Pride and Support

32:03 to 32:25

The hosts express their pride in the team's success and convey messages of support.

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2:42England are European champions once again, back to back. Hello everyone and welcome to Daily Brightness. The Lionesses have just defended their crown after a brilliant and dramatic victory against Spain on penalties. Mil, how emotionally drained are you after that one? I feel like I've been at the tournament, to be honest. I feel like I said, literally I said that, I was like, I feel like I'm playing this match. Emotionally, I feel like I've been there. I feel so drained. I was tracking my heart rate and I'm like, I'm at 130 watching a game of football. What? Honestly, it's crazy, but unbelievable.

3:16And yeah, I think honestly, the resilience the girls have showed the whole tournament. And yes, it's not been a perfect journey, but who gives a shit you've got a medal around your neck you're lifting the trophy again and you've made history back to back champions like nothing else matters yeah but yeah just so proud of everyone so so happy for the girls and yeah like it's actually been like a really proud like nice moment I don't know you felt like it's obviously our first tournament it's like watching from a different angle and I've done a lot of like pacing and stuff and you feel like you're there and you're present but you can't influence but yeah it's been so nice to just see the youngsters coming through and everyone contributing in and just like that team togetherness it's it's been a real joy to watch from the sides yeah I think I was a bit nervous going into this tournament so I was thinking oh it's my first one away from it like how am I gonna feel and I was like I got a bit sad at the start but that as soon as it kicked off I was just like yeah like I felt like I was in the squad I'm like yes we're in we're in I'm watching all the training videos I'm watching all the like walking out to the bus I'm like here I am doing the same thing but I feel like that it's like a true saying like once a a lioness, always a lioness, isn't it?

4:22Like you always, always feel like you're going to be a part of it. And I couldn't be more proud. I think obviously, I mean, they wouldn't have done it any other way based on this tournament by giving us a hard attack until the end. But like you say, who gives a shit? Like we are back-to-back champions and unbelievable. Let's go rewind all the way back. Obviously, Caldente putting Spain ahead. Yeah. What a great header. But what did you think? Because I don't know. There was just something about me. I was like, they're not going to win. So it's fine. Do you know what it was? I think the semis were a lot more electric.

4:54For a final, it didn't feel like a final. It didn't feel like that. I don't know. They just didn't feel like a spark. It felt a little bit flat for me. Did you have a prediction before the game? I said 2-1 to us. So did I. I said 1-1 and then 2-1 in extra time. I see. I said 2-1 full time. I thought New would carry it to extra time. Three back-to-back extra times. Two penalty shootouts. I don't think that's ever been done. get these poor girls a beer get them a beer get them a two week holiday and we'll see you in pre-season I'm actually devastated I'm not there for the party because that would be sick yeah the parties are the one they're the best bits as we remember from the last one yeah exactly I think before we get to like the absolute amazing part of it let's talk a bit about the game I think obviously Caldente's goal was great but then we lost LJ yeah quite early wasn't it and you knew straight away it's like I think obviously everyone was saying before the game is she fit is she not we've got 23 players available I'm surprised she started.

5:50I'm not going to lie. Just because knowing her and knowing when she's taken a knock, she's not 100%. And LJ is a player that she needs to be 100 % to play. That's just the nature of the player that she is. So I was surprised to see her play. And I was like, oh, I'm not sure if her ankle's going to hold out on that. So I did expect to see Chloe in the starting lineup, to be honest. Yeah. Just based on, you know, when LJ's taken a knock, she's not going to be good for 90. So, and then it's a risk in the first half. But I think the team adapted well, to be honest. but yeah I thought it was a a little bit cagey a little bit of a cagey final I think both teams trying to suss each other out a little bit and although we're very familiar with each other it still felt a little bit like people were too scared to make a move because both teams are unbelievable going forward that's the thing I think Spain are always going to dominate possession like that's what they're good at right but I just think we're so good at like getting I just thought once we get them on the counter like our front line against them like it's dangerous yeah And then obviously heartbreaking to lose LJ at any point in any game.

6:51I hope she's all right. Especially for you guys. I hope she's all right. Yeah, get some ice on that ankle girl. But I think Chloe coming on sparked a bit of like the fans are excited. The team are excited. Everyone knows what she's brought throughout this tournament. Everyone knows what she can do. And then for her to go, like her delivery. Just for anyone that doesn't understand this, right? I don't know if I've said this before in a podcast, but I have never, ever, ever seen a better crosser of a ball and never played with a better crosser of a ball. Her deliveries are insane. Pinpoint. You should score every time when Chloe puts it in the box.

7:26Every time me and Chloe were at training and stuff, I was always like, honestly, I'd love to be on the end of your crosses. When we're on together, whip them in. And obviously, that ball she played Alessia, I was like, yes, goal, straight away. Great header though, you know. Not as easy as it looked. No, at all. Not as easy as it looked. backpedalling we actually have a running thing like Les Les scores so many goals when she's on the floor have you noticed that yeah she's always on the floor and I was like go to ground go to ground go to ground you're going to score follow but no that was such a difficult header and I went into this game and I literally said to I sat with Lucy Stan and Sarah watching the game and I was we were all like Les is going to score today like 100 % Les is scoring like no doubt about it was you a bit shocked at how early Les came off when she'd just scored Millie, I honestly...

8:14I just don't understand that. Les is like she's fit, she's athletic, like she's put in a fucking shift this whole tournament, right? She's run the most in our team, but she still looked like she was giving and she was fresh and she was running. I just think when you take a goal scorer off like that, she's just scored, she's got momentum, she's feeling confident. Leave her on the pitch. What I will say, right, is because we won, I'm like, whatever, everything works, it's fine, it was meant to be. But at the time I was like, no! Why are you taking her off? I know leave her on I didn't understand that and just for people to get a good like a different view of it yes we've won and do what you like obviously all the decisions were correct don't change him don't do anything different but Serena we trust yes we trust but just for everyone listening I think it's just like yeah I was just sat there and I was like why have you taken her off like she's literally just scored I saw the board go up and I was like Alessia but obviously listen Serena knows what the hell she's doing she's a serial winner she knew I was best but yeah at the same time I was like huh and so early we've never made so early I was like we're going for it in 90 year I know and I just think that experience that she's got it was just but yeah listen and I think to be honest I think it looked a bit of a leggy final from both teams and I'm not surprised because this tournament has been so difficult like competitiveness and like how hard it is to win I think we've seen it go up another level do you know what I found really strange right as a striker when Honour plays that ball across the front face a goal why is Paroleolo trying to like back like flick it into the goal she literally should have just tapped it in I know you're left footed that's fine but it's on your right foot it's just tap in Hannah would have saved anyway but I'm like what are you doing as in extra time you'd be kicking yourself after that that's a big miss because really that should be a goal like if we if we were coming off a pitch right and we were analysing our games and we'd have played and you'd have done that you'd have been like fuck I should have scored like yeah I've been like I've been fuming yeah yeah you would be because it's like you're trying to do something fancy just tap it in like your team's in honestly I was like why why have you just tried to flick that what you're doing yeah just hit it I don't know and then obviously I am like I'm praying with every piece of my bones muscles whatever that Lucy's okay because that broke my heart like seeing her go down like I always think Lucy don't go down.

10:39No, Lucy's like a bionic woman. She don't go down. When I see her holding that knee, it gives me, I get scared anyway. I honestly was so sad. I thought, please don't be hurt. Please don't be hurt. And then when she went back on, like knowing Lucy, you know Lucy, she'll run through a million brick walls and she was always going to go back on. Of course she was. I was like, don't even put the sub board up. She's not coming off unless she has to. And I was like, I need to get up and Niamh was probably thinking, I should probably sit back down. She's going back on. But I was just like, yeah, I was just, and then obviously in those moments, there's been so many injuries and players going back on the pitch and you don't know if you're making it worse but Lucy would do anything for that medal and she deserves it the most out of any player.

11:16I think she's been unbelievable this tournament by the way. I think she's been our best player throughout the whole tournament. That leader, she's been driving us forward. She's been the one rallying the girls together and in the tough moments she's the one kind of pushing us forward and making sure everyone's in place and we know she'll have been looking after the youngsters but I think, yes, she deserves it more than anyone so I'm so, so chuffed for her. and yeah, she really does deserve it. I would just hope she's okay. I pray to all the gods out there that she's okay. She will be getting wrapped in cotton wool.

11:47Moving on to penalties, I was a bit like, right, who's going to take them? I was thinking, right. Yeah, because most of our takers were off. Most of our takers were off. I thought, Mido, maybe not because she missed and I know how hard she is on herself. Yeah, and Alex missed as well. So it's like, would you take another like tired legs? I think I would have thought Alex would have, but I think us knowing Mido and she put so much pressure on herself that because she missed, I was like, I hope she takes one. You know, like you don't want to just... Yeah. And then the bloody slip. What are the odds?

12:17The pitch looked a bit shit though. Like I said, after the first one, I was like, the pen spot looks crap. When she slipped and it went in, even the second one, she missed it. Because that one went in, I was like, England are winning this tournament. No doubt about it. Like that in itself was like, nah, they're going to win this tournament. I mean, Hannah unbelievable again but I was a little bit shocked at Spain's because they're so technical I was like they're just going to pass it in top bins here but they they missed two against Switzerland in open play and I thought I don't think they're very I don't know I must admit right I felt sick like in extra time I was like you never want a team to win or lose on penalties really do you like in a final like it's not how you want the game to end right but I thought to myself play for penalties in the last five minutes so I thought there's no doubt we're going to win this like Hannah no keeper's better than Hannah so no problem yeah she's been incredible by the way she's got to be keeper of the tournament starter in her first major tournament she's done insane but do you know what you know what's amazing it's like Mary was insane in Euro 2022 and then Hannah's been insane in 2025 and you're just like the depth that you've got in those goalkeepers the pool of talent is just insane like she has been unbelievable though like goalkeeper uni and shout out to them during this tournament because insane but yeah I agree I think like their main takers missing like I don't know yeah that's what I'm saying that's why I was like that's what was disappointing is they're the ones what you expect to be like bury it and be like give your team that confidence that little bit of lift but I was just like oh like that weren't yeah just you just say I think you just because players are at such a high level we just expect so much and you know what I think we've we've actually sat here like fans and we're like we now I actually understand it a little bit because as a fan you're watching and you're like because you know the levels that those players can play at you expect like you expect it 24 7 and then I have to flip back to like my my player brain and I'm like hold on a sec tired legs like emotions all that that sits in so it's been quite interesting like reflecting honestly I have never been a fan to the point where I feel like I'm gonna pass out like honestly I was like oh I'm so nervous I'm so hot I need to go for a nervous week I need no I'm gonna be sick somebody calm me down and like i ended up filming me sarah and lucy on the penalties because i was just like this is a moment in history that i've never lived before i was more nervous watching that than i was like ever stepping up for a penalty for england we're now just at home like not celebrating like you want to be like you want to get on that plane and be out there with the girls and celebrate now I might go to the pub tonight.

15:01Yeah, but we can't... Look at us, working. What in the world is this? Yeah, can all the viewers just appreciate we're not actually celebrating for you lot, so you better appreciate it. We should be having one down the pub. Honestly. But, right, this girl was born, born to be a hero, wasn't she? You know what I'm going to say. I only know the name. Sissy. Get it? Little sissy. Little sis. Chloe fucking Kelly. Say it louder. I said it. Do you know what? I did an interview the other day and they mentioned Chloe Kelly and I was like, I've got no words for like the kindest human one you could ever meet.

15:43The best teammate would accept her role whether it's five minutes on the pitch, no minutes on the pitch, training player, starter. She'll be the best teammate you could ever, ever ask for. Two, probably one of the most underrated and I think people have finally like seen how like world class she is and I think that move to Arsenal has like who sparked Chloe Kelly and just shown as well and I said like fair play like all what she's gone through about to quit football mistreated in an environment to the point where she felt like quitting football and couldn't play doesn't it just show like how valuable it is to be in an environment where you're respected where you're valued and you're appreciated yeah exactly now look at her one of the best players in the world like she's literally saved England save England save Arsenal as well I sat there and I thought you won it in 2022 you've won it in 2025 like I'm like literally give her what the hell she wants all you commercial people yeah give her what she wants give it to Chloe Kelly give the girl what she wants but can we just shout CK if you get like a yacht or a private jet he's hate me in range please can we please come because we do love you but I think do you know what I think it's so special for me and I'm sure it's the same for you it's like obviously we're classed as fans at this point right but yeah it couldn't have happened to like a better group of people so you're like staff and players like i'm so happy for everyone like because as a footballer right so like obviously i'm a massive leeds fan so i'm watching leeds oh yeah i didn't know that you actually you've not mentioned it before so i'm watching leeds and i'm a fan right so it's nerve-wracking in its own right but being a fan of people that you genuinely love and you know that's like family for us though isn't it that is honestly i've never been i've bit all my nails off also right i went to this i went to listen to this i think england won because of this right i went to this event first game of the tournament england against france right and it was event an event for visa and they're like you need to get your nails painted i was like no i'm not getting my nails painted the game's about to come on they're like no no like you've got to have something i said right i'll have an england flag put on my little finger can you see it it's nearly off yeah right and I've kept it on from the first game and I was like everyone's like take it off I'm like no no no because England are going to win this time no no no no me I think that's it though and also we even though we're watching as fans like we know the people that are there like we know what they've been through we know kind of things that people don't know and we know the struggles and we know how hard it is like to come off the back of something that maybe has happened in your personal life and then you've got to gear yourself up for a tournament, deal with all the criticism and all the England team aren't that experienced.

18:27How are they going to cope? Da-da-da-da. Like everyone's against you. Silence the haters. Silence the haters. Sit down. But it's, yeah, it's one of those where those kind of people and like you said, unbelievable group of players and staff and couldn't have happened to a better group. But just even more so people that are like, are like best friends, like Chloe Kelly, like Mido, like knowing what they've gone through and like little Toonie and I just and Les and yeah it makes it we name them all like we love them all I can just go through all the teams if you want me to I think that's what's so special is that it's like I feel like I've won it with them because we've known them for so long it's like a family do you know what I mean it is a lot of people's first tournament this is what people forget like we've got so many players in that team it's like their first experience like first major tournament some people's like debuts and stuff like that and then like they're the people that have like saved us and it's been like a proper i said this as well like we've had the best team in the tournament we might not necessarily played the best but we've had the best team in terms of subs have accepted their roles and played their part and like rescued the team and but you know i feel like even even from the beginning right you know like the clicking thing right there was a lot of like um and iron whether that was like separation and like you know when you're in that environment why do people jump on stuff like that i don't understand i don't know but you know when you're in that environment right it you're so together but those players that don't play as much become a unit that has to stay so strong in order for the starters to thrive and those stars have to stay so strong so that the subs can come on and make an impact right so i don't think anyone really appreciate how close they were and like those as soon as they did this clicking thing right i was like they're so together like they're in unit mate they've done like in every tournament every tournament the subs have had something and it's from the outside I understand like the look it can give and they're separating but it isn't it's just a way of the subs managing you have to remember these are also humans that have been dying to play in a tournament dying to like get on the pitch and sometimes as a player when you don't play as much you can start to think like well shit like I'm not contributing even though you are like you're literally like the most important players for me to be honest more so than the starters like the most important like they're the ones cheering you on they do the blowouts they make sure like the standards high they make sure that the starting 11 is prepped like the sub the group of players that don't play as much are so i don't know sometimes they're just overlooked so if you create a little thing i'm like yes do it because you know that then they're fully committed they're fully up for it so anyway we need to do a little appreciation come on england right guys we are gonna head for a quick break.

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23:49welcome back to the rest is football daily brightness millie let's talk about what they're going to be doing right now the best part right this is where we came alive we were the life and soul of the party i loved it oh to be honest there's not a lot that i remember from that but i all i want for these girls right is to have a little celebration get your trophy get change go be with your family have that time and then just get absolutely rat assed wake up tomorrow and don't remember it yeah but i can this is what's weird like for how like completely out of it we was i can remember everything yeah but i think bits of mine is like pieced so like like if you said something to me like oh yeah i poured a beer over your head yeah well i remember that and then i was doing the worm i was doing the worm with my uncle yeah it was a good it was a good party that one it to be fair it was sick it was but i imagine there'll be like you said so for anyone that doesn't know and is listening you kind of have your little celebrations on the pitch you appreciate the fans and you'll do the trophy lift and then to be honest that moment is a bit of a blur isn't it like it's yeah just like holy shit we've just won like the euros we're back-to-back champions like the girls are just going to be like what the hell some people's first medal like first trophy lift and then you kind of go go in the changing rooms like sweet caroline will definitely be on you'll have like your drinks and everyone's celebrating staff included and then it's just the party just begins from there and i hope they've got t-shirts done again i really hope they've got t-shirts like back-to-back champions please i think that's like a moment to speak about right so how like first of all serena like she's done back to back to back as euros that's insane that's insane but how many she's done back to back yours but in terms of finals she's done more than that oh back to back to back to back i could go on forever ridiculous but i think to be like okay so as a nation we've always kind of struggled to get things under the line haven't we in previous years and yeah we've always been right up there but it's just been kind of like oh i've not made it and you always knew that we were going to win at some point and obviously we did that in 2022 and that was like the best feeling ever I think I actually think that almost took a little where everyone said there was targets on our back and there was pressure I actually feel like it took a little bit of pressure off because we'd done it yeah but to do it again I feel like it it added more pressure from out of England but in terms of a nation it took the target off because we'd finally succeeded yeah do you know what I mean but outside of that then when you become successful in sport your target becomes even bigger but in the country it became less but really to do it again like twice in a row like that's difficult in anything right that's difficult if you win Wimbledon it's difficult if you win Formula 1 like whatever it is to do back to back and just look how much the group's evolved as well exactly there's so much change like there's so many outstanding youngsters coming through that have had their first tournament there's been players that have not played a minute there's been players that have played every game there's been players that have come on have been heroes come back from injury come back from injury come back from god knows what like I hope everyone on the outside now starts to realise like what a unit England is like yeah you know you're like me right like obviously we're going through these games going oh shit that was a bit cagey or that was we could have lost that one but equally we're both sat there going we're not going to lose no exactly I think we knew we knew the whole way along like and that's just us analysing a game but in terms of if we were there we'd be like yeah alright cool know what like so what it doesn't matter next thank you next next next but no incredible I think it's so good and honestly for all the youngsters that have just come in on their first tournament not even all the youngsters that are watching this game now under 19s under 23s under 17s take your chance take your chance because those girls that have come in like the youngsters I think have been brilliant and you know just to I just want them all to embrace the moment though do not let this night don't let this day or this night or tomorrow because I imagine when they come back to England they'll do like a big ceremony again and maybe be back to Trafalgar Square you never know if you need us to perform again let's I might be there with my microphone I might be there on stage again I might have my shades on if you need me holler okay trust me if you want us to perform again we will come and do the performance no problem also I think like you just embrace it yeah embrace it can go by you so quickly click on your fingers like it can be gone so I just what I will say is don't buy any new balenciaga trainers before you go out because you might get run over no that's only if you're taking me home in a cab i'm a trouble i'm trouble oh god but no it'll be unbelievable but i do feel like should have a little celebration i feel like it's wrong that we just sat here like not celebrating working working who'd have thought three years on three years on three years on and we've actually matured finally and i think it's brilliant just look at just looking at my medal thinking oh take me back honestly i'd do anything to be in that junior room right now honestly same can't wait for the videos let's go through the bar is what what's our typical song sweet caroline always i heard it straight after the game i was like oh that's taking me back yeah oh i know but how funny were they going sweet ah jim man i know that was sick to be fair that was sick i did feel a little bit sad when the final whistle went like when the final because i wanted to be there i know same you know because you know what's coming in that moment like you know like everyone's together everyone's i think i'd have got i'd have got kicked out the stadium because i probably would have run on the pitch oh yeah streaks on the yeah i thought i was still playing i'm like i'm it um but you know what song i do like

29:34serena i'm like serena but let's just say before we say anything more because we haven't actually You said a massive congratulations to the Lionesses. We love you all. We're so, so proud. A massive congratulations to Serena and your team. Unbelievable achievement. And I'm just a bit speechless, to be honest. I've got, yeah, nothing else to add other than you've made the country extremely proud and the belief to now go on and win the next major tournament is definitely, definitely there. And yeah, just unbelievable achievement. Yeah, we're really, really proud of you. So congratulations to absolutely everyone.

30:07I mean, I can only echo what you said, but Serena, England, staff, players, everybody involved, the team behind the team, every single player, every single staff member, you are insane. We love you. We are so proud. We're buzzing to be English and bring the thing home. Bring it back and take it to Trafalgar Square and we will perform. Take it back to where it belongs. We'll keep it. There's no point even giving it back. Why did we even give it back? It's ours. Give it back. look that's it there give it back they can't take it it's inked just keep it forever England till I die that's it for the rest of this football daily brightness yet again the Lionesses are European champions back to back say it louder for the ones at the back that ever doubted us we are the best bring it home girls that is it from us goodbye from me come on England goodbye from me and now we're going to stop working and go and have a beer

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