It was a 24-hour fan party that showed no signs that the triumphant lion in the downing street for the hero greeting house of her heroes.
Chloe Kelly and Co had celebrated their second such achievement in three years when they celebrated their dramatic European Championship final victory when they celebrated their dramatic European Championship final.
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After Kelly’s championship clinch elf, who was the first English team to secure the Lion’s Square, who won a big tournament on a foreign ground, the party in St. Jakob Park with beers and pizza to start before the lead.
The cheering English players run to their fans in the stadium (above) before pizza and beer start the party on the field (below) – AP/Alessandra Tarantino
Aggie Beever-Jones from England holds two pizza boxes and a can of Heineken, while celebrating the team’s victory with teammates Maya Le Tissier and Leah Williamson
The players continued to the changing rooms in which they heard relentlessly sing when they enforced the victory with several magnums of champagne before returning to their team hotel, the picturesque dolder Grand in Zurich, to really start the party.
Leah Williamson’s team arrived in special “Champions 25” pricing jerseys and joined their family and friends who cheered on their arrival when they had given a triumphant reception, many with Prosecco in their hands and sunglasses.
With them there was their unofficial mascot Reggie The Cavapoo, pet of the owner of Cheals on Wheels, a mobile barista company that was together for the duration of their euro campaign with the Lionesses.
Hannah Hampton celebrates with Reggie – Tiktok@England
Midfielder Ella Toone didn’t hold back with her boyfriend Joe Bunney Freed from the desire From Gala on his Instagram account before the karaoke began – toone devoted her song to the election of retired Löwin Rachel Daly.
Credit: Instagram/@Joebunney
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There was also a repetition of the cake ceremony from her triumph of 2022, in which head coach Sarina Wiegman and captain Williamson share cutting tasks before celebrating the night again, with Bunney unveiling that the team was still at 4:10 a.m. on Monday morning.
England Manager Sarina Wiegman and captain Leah Williamson cut a solemn cake
Ella Toone and her friend Joe Bunney were well in the middle of the party until Monday morning
The fun heard abruptly for Bunney when he took away to bring his flight home and posted a picture of a busy Zurich airport at 8:47 a.m. with three sick emojis.
But the players didn’t have to worry when their charter flight to Great Britain with a specially designated “Heimat” Personal jet with kit sponsors Nike, who had replaced “H” against “II” to leave their two European crowns at the middle of the afternoon.
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The players finally appeared to leave their hotel. Lauren Hanf wore a Lego model based on the Disney film The beautiful and the beast – Manchester City’s wing player is known as a LEGO enthusiast.
Lauren Hanf leaves the Englishman Team Hotel in Zurich – PA/Nick Potts
Captain Williamson was left to carry the European Championship trophy into the team bus and pose for pictures when she was proud on her way. “Bring it home and return to London for four years,” said the English captain.
In a sign of a late night, defender Esme Morgan hid her face under a pillow when she got on the bus and did her best to avoid the precipitation and curious cameras nearby. But the players still found time to sign autographs and pose for selfies with those who came to say goodbye.
Leah Williamson takes the precious cutlery on the bus (above) as Esme Morgan protects under a pillow (below) – Pa/Peter Byrne
Esme Morgan in England leaves the Hotel team in Zurich
All suggestions to go to bed were released by Beth Mead, the hero of the 2022 campaign, when they admitted that most players had not slept a wink before they left.
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Kelly showed the special edition, the boarding passports in EM 2025 that the squad had been given to the treasure before the ZT731 flight to London was reserved with a seat, especially for the trophy.
However, the party was put on hold when bad weather and other delays led to an additional wait of more than two hours before it finally started. This was able to miss the hundreds of fans, who were eagerly awaiting their arrival outside the terminal in Southend and opened their final return on Monday afternoon at 3:39 p.m.
England fans are waiting for the lionesses at the Southend Airport – AFP/Carlos Jasso
Wiegman and Williamson led the squad out of the plane when they joked the stairs together before posing for a team photo next to their charging car. The players drove directly into the terminal, at which security controls meant that Alex Greenwood had to protect the trophy through the X-ray scanner-NUR before refreshing themselves in the facilities of the private terminal and turning into their exclusive M&S-ready outfits.
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After learning from the mistakes of their paths in 2022 – when the use of a private entrance at the Heathrow Airport, the waiting times refused to look at their heroes – the lion women made their way to big celebrations when Williamson gathered the trophy for all those who gathered outside to see them.
England pose in front of her specially branded aircraft after landing at the Southend Airport – Getty Images/Richard Pelham
Next, the squad rose to another bus intended for the Downing Street, although a good two hours later than planned.
After the deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and the Minister of Sports Stephanie Peacock waited for No. 10, the red carpet was rolled out and repeatedly climbed into the arrival of the European Champions. In each window, the cross -flags of St. George were set up with similar styles of the front gates.
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Shortly after 6.45 p.m., the two buses finally drove in Whitehall, with the players released and made their way into the Downing Street and with Wiegman and Williamson Front and Center posed with the trophy for pictures before they went inwards to meet Rayner and Peacock, followed by the football ager.
The English squad before No. 10 Downing Street before your reception (above) and entertained
The players talk to the deputy prime minister Angela Rayner in No. 10 Downing Street Garden
But the fun won’t stop here. The team will have an open top bus parade in Central London on Tuesday to continue the celebrations. After a short route along the shopping center, with which the fans can join the euphoria, a celebration in front of Buckingham Palace was planned in the Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace.