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Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Lauren James is currently playing for England as part of the Lionesses at the Women’s World Cup in the two hosting countries, New Zealand and Australia, after playing for England teams around the country since 2017. In Tuesday's game against China, she scored two incredible goals, making the score 4-1 to the Lionesses. Despite the excitement of this being her first World Cup, she has also had quite an exciting time off of the pitch too.

Despite their busy schedule for the Women’s World Cup, England’s Lionesses have still found time to do their bit to encourage younger generations not to give up on their sporting dreams. Past and present players have come together to create an inspiring campaign that aims to encourage teenage girls to keep playing the sports they love, after it was revealed that 64% of secondary school girls drop out of all sports before they turn 16, with many of them citing insecurities about their body during puberty as the reason they stopped playing.

It may be too early to start blasting Three Lions, but football is well on its way back home thanks to England's Lionesses. England's women team scored a stunning 1-0 victory over Haiti on Saturday morning as they kicked off their FIFA Women's World Cup campaign in Brisbane.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup has officially kicked off, and it’s a tournament of firsts as both Australia and New Zealand become the first countries to co-host the event. With fans eager to see if England's The Lionesses can maintain their champion's title, the team has teamed up with high street giants Marks and Spencer as the official tailor of the England senior women’s team.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag After England’s Lionesses stormed to victory at the 2022 Euros last year, eager fans are excited to see how they’ll do at this year’s Football World Cup.The 2023 Women’s Football World Cup is being hosted by Australia and New Zealand and, with interest in the women’s game growing and growing, is set to be the largest in history as 36 teams will be vying for glory. Despite the tough competition, the Lionesses look like they stand a pretty good chance and the current odds that they bring it home for England are slated at 5/1. But who are the women of the team? Here’s a full list… Goalkeepers Mary Earps Mary, 30, plays for Manchester United and is widely regarded as one of the best in the business.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag In the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup, at least 25 players will not be able to participate in matches due to ACL injuries. This year, Leah Williamson and Beth Mead are among them, unable to play in the Lionesses England Squad. And it turns our that women are 7 times more likely to tear their ACL than men.

Retired Lioness Ellen White delighted her social media fans as she revealed she'd welcomed her first child, a daughter, into the world. Ellen and her husband, Callum Convery, announced they were expecting back in December, just months after the former England player hung up her boots following the team's Euro 2022 win in July.The record goal scorer took to social media on Monday night, where she shared the first-ever picture of the little tot with her former sports development officer father, Callum. “Best daddy carrying our beautiful baby girl.

England Lioness star Beth Mead is in a relationship with fellow Arsenal teammate Vivianne Miedema and the pair are absolute couple goals when it comes to life off the pitch. Arsenal professional footballer Beth rose to fame overnight after scoring six goals at the Euros 2022, being awarded the coveted Golden Boot for the most goals scored in the tournament and being named Player of the Tournament following the Lionesses' victory win.The Lionesses' triumph at the Euros last summer made history as it was the first time since 1966 the England women's football team had won a major trophy with Beth also being a huge LGBTQ+ representative in the previous male dominated sport.

After storming to victory at the 2022 European Championships last summer, England’s Lioness both catapulted to fame and captured the hearts of the nation. But in terms of their own romances and relationships, who else's hearts have they captured? From I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! winner Jill Scott’s long-term partner Shelly Unitt to Alex Greenwood’s Sheffield United boyfriend Jack O’Connell, here’s everything you need to know about the lives and loves of the Lionesses… Demi Stokes Demi, who plays for both Manchester City and the England team welcomed her first child last year with her fiancée Katie Harrington.

Captain of the England women’s football team Leah Williamson is set to become the first female footballer to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story. The 25-year-old Arsenal captain led the Lionesses to victory in the Euro 2022 final against Germany last summer. Williamson will read Remarkably You by Pat Zietlow Miller, an uplifting story that reassures children that being different and unique is something to be celebrated.

Sports pundit and former football player Alex Scott has spoken publicly for the first time about her secret long term relationship with her fellow Lioness Kelly Smith, as she revealed she fell “madly and deeply in love” with the striker as a young player competing alongside her. The 37 year old star, who many football fans will recognise for her insightful commentary of the much-loved game, will speak candidly about her romance with her former teammate as part of her new memoir How (Not) To Be Strong, reports the Mirror. Discussing both the highs and lows of their relationship, Alex will also open up about her subsequent heartache when they split – but admitted herself, she wouldn’t change a thing.

This summer will go down in footballing history as the Lionesses represented England and won the Euros in a very exciting tournament. The nail-biting finale took place at the end of July and right there in the middle of all the madness and celebrations was presenter of Lionesses Live, Joelah Noble who spoke to OK! about the journey.

The Duke of Cambridge has congratulated England midfielder Jill Scott on her career as she announced her retirement, joking he would not miss her “slide tackles”. Prince William, president of the FA, wrote in a personal tweet: “A pioneer of Women’s football and a great team player." The 40 year old, who recently confirmed his family move to Windsor, continued: “@JillScottJS8 congratulations on a wonderful career, it’s been a pleasure to get to know you.Tiny bit pleased there won’t be any more slide tackles during ‘friendly’ kickabouts… W”. Scott, 35, opened up about her decision to retire on Twitter as she wrote: “Right, we’re not crying.

Euro 2022 winner Ellen White has officially announced her retirement from football just three weeks after she stormed to victory alongside the Lionesses at this year’s European Championships. The 33 year old footballer announced the news on Twitter on Monday, August 22, and described the decision to hang up her boots as “one of the hardest decisions” of her life, but she insisted it was “time to watch the next generation shine”. “This has been one of the hardest decisions of my life but one that I know is the right decision for me," Ellen said.

It may well be true that Prince William broke royal protocol when he hugged the victorious Lionesses at the Women's EURO 2022, after they beat Germany 2-1 in the nail-biting finale. But defender Lucy Bronze says she couldn't have been happier when the Duke of Cambridge showed his support in front of thousands of spectators, and it seems the players have struck up quite a friendship with the football fan Prince.

The whole country united in excited support when the England women's football team brought home the Euro 2022 trophy.The team members themselves were seen celebrating on the pitch at the end of the nail biting match and even storming their manager's press conference to happily sing verses of "It's Coming Home". So we're not surprised that some members of the winning squad exclusively admit to OK! that their celebrations extended well into the next day and that they were all suffering from "sore heads' are partying perhaps a little too hard! Keira Walsh, 25, who plays for Manchester City, tells us: "The celebrations carried on until the early hours of the morning.

They're on top of the world having just conquered Euro 2022, defeating Germany in nail biting extra time and taking home the trophy. But the England Women's Football team lionesses Lucy Bronze, Keira Walsh and Ellen White reveal exclusively to OK! that behind the jubilation of their victory lies years of shocking sexist abuse. Lucy Bronze, who is due to sign for Barcelona, says that some of the messages she receives online are unrepeatable.

Not many sporting achievements have captured the nation quite like the England women’s historic Euro 2022 win. From congratulations from the Queen to a record crowd of 87,192 roaring them to victory at Wembley Stadium, the team has inspired women and girls around the UK tenfold. And as we arrive at our exclusive shoot to catch up with three members of the England squad – Lucy Bronze, Ellen White and Keira Walsh – it’s clear that the achievement still hasn’t sunk in.

Chelsea manager Emma Hayes predicts that selling out Wembley will become the norm for women’s football following England's success at the Euros.The Lionesses have been celebrating their victory after beating Germany 2-1 on Sunday 31 July.The tense game ended up going to extra time with full time ending on 1-1, but Chloe Kelly brought it home with a second goal for England in the 110th minute. And Emma 45, says that while legacies are hard to predict, she has high hopes for the future. “I always think legacies are hard to predict because it will only be when we look back in five years, probably that we will see what that jump will actually be,” she said.

The Lionesses' victory at Wembley when they were crowned champions of UEFA Women's Euro 2022 was thought to be the first step in a massive change in equality, attitude and support for women’s football. This is unfortunately not the case.The England’s women team earn a fraction of the amount of their male counterparts. The Lionesses' bonus for winning the Euro 2022 was £55,000 per player.This may seem like a large amount and cause for celebration, however it dwarves in comparison to the bonus paid to an England’s male football player.The men's team were paid £300,000 each for reaching the final of Euro 2020.