THE LIONESSES ROAR
AS THEY LOOK AHEAD TO THE WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
MARY EARPS, ELLA TOONE AND NIKITA PARRIS TELL WHY THEIR ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO ENCOUR AGE MORE YOUNG GIRLS TO PLAY FOOTBALL
Emotions run high as England’s Lionesses celebrate winning the Euro 2022 final at Wembley last summer (above), with a delighted Mary lifting the trophy with right-back Lucy Bronze (left). “I love playing at the very top level of football, with and against the best players in the world,” the goalie says
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his time last year, Lionesses MaryEarps, Nikita Parris and Ella Toone had no idea their lives were about to change forever.
But thanks to their roles in the 2-1 victory over Germany in the Uefa Women’s Euro 2022 final at Wembley, the England women’s football team is one of the hot favourites to win the World Cup when the tournament kicks off in Australia and New Zealand at the end of July.