“The Guardian”: “England crowned champions of Euro 2022 after Kelly sinks Germany in extra time.”
The Times: “The fans chanted ‘football coming home’ and England had to defeat a side known for their resilience and whose representatives have stood in their way so often in the past. But England endured the constant test of Germany. They lived up to their expectations. They took the lead, lost it and then showed their character by winning it back. That made their performance even more meaningful because it was Germany.”
“The Independent”: “Kelly’s goal not only brought victory at this women’s European Championship and gave the lionesses their first tournament success in their history. One can assume that it will do much more. (…) Admittedly, if it’s a win or defeat, Sarina Wiegman and her players might have achieved that already. But now they have a trophy to hang everything on.”
France:
“L”Equipe”: “England end their curse by winning the Women’s European Championship”
“Le Figaro”: “Sarina Wiegman wasn’t voted the best FIFA coach of the year 2017 and 2020 for nothing. Five years after winning the European Championship at the helm of the Netherlands, the Dutchwoman kept her crown, but this time with England.”
“Libération”: “The English women rule the Old Continent”
Spain:
‘Marca’: “It was their European Championship and they couldn’t fail. England wanted to make their debut and they did it in a big way, with a packed Wembley and against a Germany that didn’t know what it was like to lose a final.”
“La Vanguardia”: “England has achieved its dream goal. Not even the best screenwriters could have written such a perfect story.”
Austria:
“Kronen Zeitung”: “European Champion! England celebrates hot summer fairy tale”
“Kurier”: “England fulfills the big EM dream”
Switzerland:
“Blick”: “England are European champions! Joker Chloe Kelly decides the final spectacle in London’s Wembley in front of a record crowd of 87,192 fans in extra time. Germany feels disadvantaged – like in 1966!”
Denmark:
“Politiken”: “It finally worked: football is coming home. A rousing and dramatic final in front of the largest crowd at a European Championship game ever ended with a victory for the home team. An international football classic marked the effective end of the women’s EM – and for once Germany didn’t win in the end.”
Norway:
“Verdens Gang”: “Wembley was full of English victory tears, but it was Alexandra Popp’s desperate, blank eyes that made the strongest impression. This was her EM, after all. She was on her way to becoming the queen of the championship as the greatest football day of her life was over before it had really begun.
Instead it became England’s EM. Football has come home.”
Sweden:
“Aftonbladet”: “Football is a simple sport. 22 players try to get the most balls into their goal in 90 or 120 minutes. In the end, the team that has the fewest problems, the best players on the bench and the best coach on the touchline. After a lot of ifs and buts, this is England.”