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ASIF BURHAN speaks to the Lionesses after their victory against Germany on Sunday night
England players celebrate with the trophy following victory over Germany in the Women's Euro 2022 final at Wembley Stadium, London

A MONUMENTAL Uefa Women’s Euro tournament in England got the record-breaking final it deserved at a sold-out Wembley Stadium on Sunday evening, a match watched by 17.4 million people in the United Kingdom, the highest television audience of the year — with a further 5.9 million streaming on the BBC Sport website and iPlayer.

Ahead of the match, Georgia Stanway spoke of the game being a “big-girl battle” and talking to me after the Lionesses’ fraught 2-1 win after extra time, she felt her opinions had been justified.

“It was a massive game. It literally could have gone either way. Germany are a very, very strong side.

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