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We are here to do a job but it's also an enriching life experience," said the FA's technical director Kay Cossington. "We have felt very connected to that." Ahead of tonight's match, the Lionesses released their new kit ahead of the World Cup on Monday, featuring blue shorts after players raised concerns during the Euro's last year over wearing white shorts while on their periods. Hope Powell became the team's first full-time head coach in June 1998, succeeding her former coach Copeland. [17] The European Championship expanded in 1997 to eight teams and moved from a biennial event to a quadrennial one. England qualified via the play-offs for the 2001 competition held in Germany, despite recording their biggest loss (away against Norway 8–0) during qualification, but did not advance past the group stage. [18] England automatically qualified as hosts in 2005, but again did not make it to the semi-finals. [19] a b c d Williams, Jean (2 October 2019). " 'We're the lassies from Lancashire': Manchester Corinthians Ladies FC and the use of overseas tours to defy the FA ban on women's football" (PDF). Sport in History. 39 (4): 395–417. doi: 10.1080/17460263.2019.1678068. hdl: 2436/622883. ISSN 1746-0263. S2CID 210354805.

With a further series of wins and draws including a friendly win against the United States at Wembley and qualifying for the 2023 Women's World Cup, the team ended 2022 having gone unbeaten for the calendar year. [68] In December at BBC Sports Personality of the Year, Mead became the first female footballer to win the Sports Personality of the Year Award, with the team as a whole winning the Team of the Year Award and Wiegman winning the Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award. [69] At The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022, held in February 2023, Mary Earps won the Best Women's Goalkeeper award; Wiegman won the Best Women's Coach award; and Mead, Williamson, Lucy Bronze and Keira Walsh were named to the World XI. [70] Rachel Yankey, [121] Alex Scott, [124] Steph Houghton, [121] Fara Williams, [121] Laura Bassett [121] England have won the Arnold Clark Cup in February, scoring 12 goals across their three games and still remain unbeaten in their 29 games under manager Sarina Wiegman. In the 2019 SheBelieves Cup, England won the tournament for the first time after winning their first match 2–1 against Brazil, drawing 2–2 with the United States and defeating Japan 3–0. [41]Dunn, Carrie. "From sleeping rough to England's caps record: the inspirational story of Fara Williams". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 . Retrieved 21 March 2015. Smith, Dom (20 February 2023). "Lionesses and Lionel Messi nominated for Laureus Sports Awards after title triumphs". Evening Standard . Retrieved 23 February 2023. Carol Thomas was the first player to reach 50 caps in 1985, before retiring from representative football later that year, having amassed 56 caps. Fara Williams holds the record for England appearances, having played 172 times since 2001. She overtook previous record holder Rachel Yankey in August 2014, in a friendly against Sweden. [146] Yankey had passed Gillian Coultard's 119 record England women caps in September 2012, in a European qualifying match against Croatia, and Peter Shilton's 125 record England international caps in June 2013, in a friendly against Japan. [147] England flags and bunting hung across the Kirby Estate in Bermondsey, south London, in support of the Lionesses before the World Cuo final 'World-class England to conquer world'

Even when they are eating, the players are surrounded by motivational quotes such as "play for the shirt on the pitch not the seat on the plane". And among the nutritional options are over 1,040 Yorkshire tea bags. Thompson, Anna (23 November 2014). "BBC Sport – England 0–3 Germany". BBC Sport . Retrieved 17 March 2015. The 'Lionesses Down Under' studio is also in the camp and is draped in photographs, a giant player word search (which striker Alessia Russo has filled in) and cuddly toys of Australia's famous wildlife.The only defeat of Wiegman's 38-game reign with the Lionesses so far came in a friendly against Australia at Brentford in April - and she has won 18 out of 19 matches at major tournaments as a manager.