Overview

• Sir Keir Starmer has pledged formal honours for Chloe Kelly, Hannah Hampton and coach Sarina Wiegman in recognition of England’s back-to-back European Championship titles.
• The Cabinet Office is finalising the New Year’s Honours list, where individual achievements in sport are traditionally recognised.
• Starmer highlighted the squad’s embodiment of decency, fairness and respect as they inspired a generation including his own daughter.
• Kelly’s match-winning penalty and Hampton’s two spot-kick saves have seen them tipped as leading contenders for honours, and Wiegman could be considered for an honorary damehood.
• After their Euro 2022 victory, captain Leah Williamson and teammates Lucy Bronze, Beth Mead and Ellen White were honoured under the same system.