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England beats Germany 2-1 in Women's European Championship soccer final, winning their 1st major title. This against an eight time winning, stellar German side. Congratulations to these amazing athletes. Exciting and well played by both sides and just the kind of final most fans like.
It's been a long time since 1966 when England won the World Cup against Germany. In 1966 when the World Cup tournament was still in "full swing" my mother went into labour, expecting my brother and was rushed to the closest hospital with a maternity unit. After "some difficulties" my mother was rushed, by ambulance, on "blues and twos"* to a larger hospital with better facilities. At this time in the UK, in 1966, men were not allowed anywhere near maternity units or their wife giving birth. So while the football was on, "as an alternative to seeing their child born" most husbands/partners watched the World Cup instead. When my mother finally emerged from the maternity unit, with my brother, England had won the World Cup.
*Blues and twos = Blue flashing lights and two tone horn.
I find women's team sports rewarding to follow, often much better than men's.
Daan,
Agreed. Pure brilliance on their part, but many of the former team mates were brilliant too. Its just taken this country and others a bit longer to accept women in football.
Great final, albeit I see German papers full of an alledged hand ball and that they were robbed.
It was inspected by VOR just after it happened and deemed not to be one, so its sad to see sore losers, when I think back to the amount of penalty shoot outs we have had with Germany over the years and lost!!
Our women that play Australian rules football women's league certainly do not lack the courage to get in amongst it with tackles & hip and shoulders.
"Pity you couldn't hold on until the game was over Dear!"
But then you wouldn't have had any further siblings I suppose! ;)
Given what happened in '66, ze Germans will likely never accept a straight up loss to England even if their side never left the bus.
My father was in Germany in '66 when England won. He was always able remember his time in the US Army by that landmark. Otherwise I think it was a blur of stories about bar fights, enormous German Shepherds and the one German guy that had a bar stool broken over his head who then stood up and cleared the room.