Ian Wright shared the enjoyment of the nation when the Lionesses defended their Girls’s Euros title in opposition to Spain.
England have been 3-1 winners of their penalty shootout in opposition to the world champions to elevate back-to-back European titles after the match completed 1-1 after extra-time.
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Chloe Kelly, who netted the winner in opposition to Germany in 2022, scored the deciding spot-kick on Sunday.
The shootout was a nervy affair, with tensions spreading from the St. Jakob-Park pitch and into the group.
Wright was a part of ITV’s protection alongside Karen Carney and Emma Hayes, with former talkSPORT host Laura Woods presenting.
In new footage, Wright is seen celebrating after Salma Paralluelo despatched her penalty huge of the submit.
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He then nervously waited for Kelly to take her spot-kick and threw his arms within the air as soon as the Arsenal star thumped within the winner.
As Carney, Woods and Hayes embraced one another, Wright joined in and hugged them as they soaked within the celebratory scenes in Basel.
The Arsenal legend then turned in the direction of a digital camera behind him and, with a typical huge grin, fist-pumped the air in clear pleasure.
While the Lionesses will have fun their newest success, some might already be setting their sights on the 2027 World Cup.
And with United States boss Hayes standing alongside him, Wright believes they are going to be England’s greatest rivals for the title.
“They’re the favourites, they’re those to beat. They’re so good, they’re so good!” he mentioned.
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“If we get wherever close to them I might be actually blissful as a result of they’re those, they’re main favourites.”
Kelly will take the headlines for scoring the profitable objective for England in a Euros remaining as soon as once more.
However goalkeeper Hannah Hampton can be worthy of reward having saved two Spain penalties within the shootout.
England rode their luck for a lot of the match, however the title is theirs as soon as once more.
How talkSPORT reacted to England’s Euros win
At full-time, talkSPORT’s Adrian Durham mentioned: “Actually unbelievable Lionesses, extra like goddesses.
“Has there ever been a journey prefer it at a significant match? Any surprise the followers are going loopy.
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“Let me provide you with a wild stat, in the course of the knockout phases of those Euros, England led in regular time for one minute they usually’ve solely gone and gained the European championships.
“Completely loopy and what a match for them, they misplaced their first sport, we’re all down, all of us thought it was going to be out.
“Destroyed the Dutch within the second sport, walked over the Welsh, got here from two down and gained a ridiculous penalty shootout within the quarter-final, 96th minute equaliser within the semi, missed the penalty in further time, Chloe Kelly solely buries the rebound.
“After which they arrive right here to Basel within the remaining and beat the world champions, and it is Chloe Kelly once more and it is Hannah Hampton once more.”
Durham added: “That they had an inventory of accidents earlier than and in the course of the match, in addition they had gamers who gave up on England weeks earlier than the match began and it was chaos.
“They’ve needed to take care of racial abuse mid-tournament and the gamers who did come right here, those who needed it extra by no means gave up, they by no means cried about it, they obtained on with it.
“They confirmed resilience, they refused to be crushed, they have been correct England, they’re correct champions, not as soon as however twice, they gained it in 20222, they’ve solely gone and gained it once more in 2025.
“You beauties, all the pieces’s stacked in opposition to them, you’ve got to don’t have anything however admiration for each single a kind of gamers and the employees, a lot thrown at them, they’ve handled all of it, they’ve gained all of it.”
The Lionesses are set to be in London this coming Tuesday for an open-top bus parade.
At round 12:10pm, the parade will journey alongside The Mall and finish with a ceremony on stage in entrance of Buckingham Palace.