press reviews
Shortly before, the dream of the title burst: The German footballers lost to England in the final of the European Championship after a goal in extra time. The international press reviews.
The German soccer players have missed their ninth triumph at a European championship. The team of national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg lost the final against England in London’s Wembley Stadium on Sunday without the injured missing captain Alexandra Popp with 1: 2 (1: 1, 0: 0) after extra time. The international press writes about this:
Great Britain
“Daily Mail”: “The wild EURO final showed that women’s football is not a tamer and softer version of the game. So much hard work and sacrifice paid off in two glorious (and bone-breaking) hours.”
“DailyMirror”: “Champions!!! England win Euro 2022 thanks to a late Kelly goal in extra time in impressive Wembley final against Germany”
“The Sun”: “It’s come home! (He has come home!) England’s lionesses roar with pride as they celebrate their historic triumph at Euro 2022.”
“TheTelegraph”: “The deepest pain in England’s sports soul has been erased. And it’s a liberation accomplished by women – amidst scenes of sheer ecstasy. (…) This is a sport that was officially banned for women in England for half a century. As late as the 1990s, women’s football on Fleet Street was considered “a game to be played only by consent of adults in private” mocked. (…) But today, optimism has overcome short-sightedness and contempt. It’s a lesson (…): put women first and watch them soar.”
“The Guardians”: “England crowned Euro 2022 champions after Kelly sinks Germany in extra time”
“TheTimes”: “Fans chanted ‘football coming home’ and England had to defeat a side known for their resilience and whose representatives have so often stood in their way in the past. But England has withstood the incessant test of Germany. They lived up to their expectations. They took the lead, lost it and then showed their character by winning it back. That made her achievement even more significant because it was Germany.”
“The Independent”: “Kelly’s goal not only brought victory at this women’s European Championship and the lionesses the first tournament success in their history. One can assume that he will achieve much more. (…) Admittedly, whether they won or lost, Sarina Wiegman and her players had probably already achieved that. But now they have a trophy to hang anything on.”
France
“L’Equipe”: “England end their curse by winning the Women’s Championship”
“Le Figaro”: “Sarina Wiegman was not voted the best FIFA coach of the year 2017 and 2020 for nothing. Five years after winning the European Championship at the wheel of the Netherlands, the Dutchwoman retained her crown, but this time with England.”
“Liberation”: “The English women rule the old continent”
Spain
“mark”: “It was their European Championship and they couldn’t fail. England wanted to debut and did so in a big way, with a packed Wembley and against a Germany that didn’t know what it was like to lose a final.”
“La Vanguardia”: “England has achieved its dream goal. Not even the best screenwriters could have written such a perfect story.”
Austria
“Crown newspaper”: “European Champion! England celebrates hot summer fairy tale”
“courier”: “England fulfills the big EM dream”
Switzerland
“View”: “England are European champions! Joker Chloe Kelly decides the final spectacle in London’s Wembley in front of a record crowd of 87,192 fans in extra time. Germany feels disadvantaged – like in 1966!”
Source: Stern
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