Football

Unique and friendly atmosphere of women's football praised as fans celebrate England's semi-final win.

Stella Ameny, a 49-year-old charity worker, agreed: “It’s the most amazing thing ever, coming here and everyone’s here for football. They go so far, so close but it has to come home this time.” “I do think this tournament has helped that.” You could feel the atmosphere coming from the stadium, the atmosphere in here was electric. “This is the theme of the Euros, any team can score and the winners are the ones who take their chances. “It’s very different to men’s football. His woman of the match was Millie Bright for her “defensive masterclass”, though only “a lot of expletives” would suffice to describe Alessia Russo’s goal. An England win of the overall tournament, she said, “would mean lot. Although Germany will prove challenging opponents if they beat France in the other semi-final, Lewis was sanguine about England’s prospects. What you felt tonight was pure football fandom, just pure unrivalled passion.” “This is why we believe it’s coming home. This contrasts with many local pubs that, Gould said, would only show England matches – and often in silence.