Dance of joy that delighted country

HER joyous dance as she watched England’s Lionesses secure their place in the Women’s Euros final spoke for an entire nation.

Captured by the cameras as she celebrated England’s semi-final victory at Bramall Lane on Tuesday night, eight-year-old Tess Dolan’s ecstatic jig to Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline has been viewed an amazing 1.2million times.

Tess, who was accompanied by her mother Sam, said: ‘I didn’t know I was on TV until my mum got lots of text messages from people. I was just dancing and enjoying myself.’

One social media user wrote: ‘This is what all sport should primarily be about, inspiring the future and ENJOYMENT!’

Tess, who plays for Scotton Scorchers near her home in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, has been scouted by Leeds United.