Back-to-back triumphs have inspired “not just little girls, but little boys and grandads and grandmas and whole families”

Wiegman, 55, has been England head coach since 2021 and guided the team to two European Championship titles and a runners-up finish at the 2023 World Cup. After Sunday’s final, Wiegman said: “I have been here four years and it just feels like my home away from home.

England boss Sarina Wiegman hopes the impact of the Lionesses’ Euro 2025 triumph reverberates around the world.Three summers ago, it would have been impossible to imagine a goal more significant than the one scored by substitute Chloe Kelly in extra-time at Wembley to fire England to their first major trophy.