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England have once again inspired a nation at a major tournament
Over three million people watched the Lionesses reach the semi-finals of Euro 2017 and there is belief that they could win it

England v Netherlands (Channel 4 from 7pm)

REGARDLESS of the result of tomorrow’s semi-final between England and the Netherlands, it’s been a tremendous summer for women’s football.

Over three million people watched Sunday’s quarter-final between the Lionesses and France and my Twitter timeline was full of people talking about the game.

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