England women win their first major title
England beat Germany 2-1 in the final of the European Championship after extra time Sunday to win its first major women’s soccer title.
Chloe Kelly scored the winning goal off a rebound in the second half of extra time after Germany failed to clear a corner kick. The game had finished 1-1 after 90 minutes at Wembley Stadium with
Lina Magull for Germany canceling out Ella Toone’s goal for England.
After the final whistle, the England players danced and the crowd sang their anthem “Sweet Caroline” in front of tournament-record crowd of 87,192. The good-natured atmosphere inside the stadium Sunday drew contrasts with the violent scenes when the England men’s team lost its European Championship final to Italy at the same stadium a year ago.
Kelly took her shirt off to celebrate her goal, earning a yellow card but also a shoutout from Brandi Chastain, who celebrated in similar style when her penalty kick won the World Cup for the U.S. in 1999. “Enjoy the free rounds of pints and dinners for the rest of your life from all of England. Cheers!” Chastain wrote on Twitter.
England’s title comes 56 years after the nation’s only
major men’s title, which was also an extra-time win at Wembley over Germany at the 1966 World Cup.
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