The team’s brilliant Women’s Euro 2022 victory shows that years of hard work and – vitally – investment are finally paying off
I watched history made at Wembley on Sunday, with my two young sons beside me. I couldn’t sleep that night. I just kept scrolling through social media to see all the joy and celebration, and then I watched the match all over again on TV – I didn’t want to miss one moment of this magnificent occasion. I’m tired, but I’m sure I’m not as tired as the Lionesses, who I know will have had a huge celebration – as we would have done when I was England captain between 2002 and 2012.
I’m immensely proud of the girls, and also feel fortunate that in my career I got to play a part in the elevation of the women’s game. I always said that as long as you leave England in a better place than it was when you first put the shirt on, and you fight and you work, then you can look yourself in the mirror and say: “I did everything I could for this sport.” I know I did.
Faye White was England Women’s captain between 2002 and 2012 and is the longest-serving female captain of England to date
