England captain Leah Williamson that the team has changed the game after they beat Germany in the final of Euro 2022. The triumph marked their first major tournament win after losing to the same opponents in Euro 2009. On Monday, they paraded the trophy at Trafalgar Square and sang Sweet Caroline in front of thousands of fans. The Football Association is in talks with manager Sarina Wiegman over a contract extension.
“We said we wanted to make our legacy about winning and that’s what we did,” England captain Leah Williamson said. “The legacy of the tournament was already made before that final game – what we’ve done for women and young girls who can look up and aspire to be us. I think England has hosted an incredible tournament and we’ve changed the game in this country – and hopefully across Europe and across the world.”
“We’ve got to get girls across the country playing football in schools. Once they have that opportunity, all of them, to play in schools and associate them with the clubs, then you will see this just take off. It will be like rocket fuel, the impact of the win,” FA chair Debbie Hewitt said. “We had over 17 million viewers last night watching this game in this country. If you are in the Premier League. Why wouldn’t you want to capitalize on that?”
“We want it to be that people come in to watch, and with sellout crowds in this country and all over the world, so hopefully we’ve played a big part in that and hopefully we can continue to grow it,” Fran Kirby said.
“That’s what we set out to do in this tournament – make the nation proud, fight for women and get young girls involved as well and I think we’ve done that for every single woman in this world,” Ella Toone added.
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