Congratulations to the Lionesses and also to my WHU fellow season ticket holders Lisa and Matt who were at the European Championship Final at Wembley and are long-time supporters of women's football. What an enjoyable afternoon it was and how refreshing to see players express unadulterated joy. In the media-trained world of the men's game you can't imagine those exultant on-pitch interviews happening, nor the players ambushing their manager's conference to stand on the table and sing "football's coming home!". There wasn't any play-acting either and the Grealish sniper was absent, though Jill Scott did use some tasty expletives when fouled just to prove how competitive it all was. And there were celebrations without any aggro. Comedian Mark Steel summed it up with his tweet: "Is it time to smash up a bar and tip bins in the street? Not sure of the etiquette for a women’s final." This football lark might catch on.
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