LONDON (Reuters) - England captain Leah Williamson said the Lionesses had inspired women and young girls up and down the country as her team celebrated their Euro 2022 triumph in central London on Monday following their 2-1 extra-time win over Germany the day before.
Sarina Wiegman's side showed off the trophy in front of thousands of hollering fans less than a day after they captured their first major title by eclipsing record eight-time European champions Germany at Wembley Stadium.
Thousands of fans, many draped in England flags or wearing replica shirts, packed into the fenced off celebration area in London's Trafalgar Square, with thousands more surrounding the perimeter after queues had formed at 0700 local time. Some players looked a bit bleary-eyed having been up till the early hours celebrating but still roused themselves to sing classic England anthems with the crowd and take selfies.
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