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Lionesses Feted in London Parade as Government Pledges Girls’ Football Boost

Thousands of supporters lined The Mall for a Buckingham Palace ceremony; ministers unveiled a five-year plan to more than double girls’ grassroots football access

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Overview

  • England retained their Euro 2025 title with a 3-1 penalty shootout win over Spain in Basel, becoming the first senior England side to win a major tournament on foreign soil.
  • Substitute Chloe Kelly, who overcame a challenging club season, provided the equaliser cross and calmly converted the winning spot-kick.
  • Head coach Sarina Wiegman extended her record to five successive major finals and secured a third straight European Championship title.
  • An estimated 50,000 fans cheered an open-top bus parade down The Mall, which culminated in a trophy-lifting ceremony at the Queen Victoria Memorial hosted by Alex Scott.
  • The UK Government announced a five-year strategy to more than double priority access for girls and women to grassroots football pitches.