England hero Lauren Hemp scored one and made another as Manchester City Women made a winning start to their Champions League qualifying campaign with a thumping 6-0 victory over Tomiris-Turan in Madrid on Thursday evening.
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Naman Ramachandran The England Lionesses’ historic win in the Women’s Euro 2022 soccer championship has proved to be a viewership bonanza for the BBC. England beat eight-time champions Germany at London’s Wembley stadium in the final on Sunday evening, with Ella Toone and Chloe Kelly scoring for the victors. The game was played in front of a record crowd of 87,192.
The final was broadcast on BBC One. The game drew an average of 11 million viewers and a 66% audience share, peaking at 17.5 million, according to overnights.tv. The Women's #euro2022final on BBC1, kicking off at 5pm, drew an audience averaging 11m/66%, and peaked at 17.6m! Congratulations to the #Lionesses on their win over Germany! #uktvratings https://t.co/DSYC3PhVGB— overnights.tv (@overnightstv) August 1, 2022The 17.6 million peak smashed the previous record, achieved just days previously when England beat Sweden 4-0 in the semi-final.
That game drew a peak of 9.3 million on the BBC, with an average of 7.9 million viewers tuning in. The other semi-final, where Germany beat France 2-1, averaged 3.5 million viewers on the BBC, with a peak of 5.1 million. England’s 2-1 quarter-final victory over Spain drew an average of 7.6 million viewers.
BBC director general, Tim Davie, said: “We are incredibly proud to have championed women’s football [soccer] and are thrilled we were able to bring such a special sporting moment to the public. This was the most-watched women’s football game on U.K. television of all-time and the most-watched program in 2022 so far — and deservedly so.
England hero Lauren Hemp scored one and made another as Manchester City Women made a winning start to their Champions League qualifying campaign with a thumping 6-0 victory over Tomiris-Turan in Madrid on Thursday evening.
England Lionesses star Ella Toone has been captured in a stunning mural on the side of a pub in her hometown . The Union Arms in Tyldesley now have a wall dedicated to the striker who scored the opener in the Euros final at Wembley at the end of July.
When the Lionesses began their delayed Euro 2021 campaign this summer, they set out with two goals in mind - to lift the trophy and to make more people fall in love with women's football.
The England Women's national football team, known as the Lionesses, dressed to impress on a boozy night out as they continue to celebrate their epic victory in the Euro 2022 finals against Germany on Sunday 31 July. The tense game ended up going to extra time with full time ending on 1-1, but Chloe Kelly brought it home with a cheeky second goal for England in the 110th minute.The girls are the toast of the country, and they've certainly been celebrating their win in style as they've enjoyed numerous nights out this week.The Lionesses all looked fantastic as they paid a visit to Cirque Nightclub in London, and they were pictured looking in high spirits as they continued their celebrations.
Gary Lineker found himself in hot water after tweeting his praise to Lioness hero Chloe Kelly following her team's Euro success against Germany.MORE: Prince William's sweet words to Lioness captain Leah Williamson revealed as they hugged at finalThe former England player shared his thoughts live on Twitter alongside Sunday's match, which saw goals from Ella Toone and Chloe storm England to a 2-1 victory.WATCH: Prince William presents the Lionesses with their trophyIn celebration after her winning goal, Manchester City striker Chloe whipped off her shirt and spun it above her head while sporting a Nike sports bra - something she was later penalised for by the referee.READ: Princess Eugenie pens emotional message as she enjoys summertime with familyMORE: Prince William and Princess Charlotte send good luck message to LionessesGary had tweeted: "The @Lionesses have only gone and done it, and Kelly is England’s heroine, bra none."The message was swiftly called out and branded as "sexist". He later deleted the tweet and explained to one follower: "It was just a play on words given the celebration.
Good Morning Britain viewers were left baffled by a 'creepy' comment Richard Madeley made to guest Chloe Kelly who appeared live on the show to chat about the Lionesses' historic Euro 2022 win over the weekend. The Manchester City star scored the winning goal in extra time for England against Germany during Sunday's game.
Gary Lineker was forced to delete a contentious tweet in the aftermath of the Lioness' Euro 2022 victory.
England's women's football team made history on Sunday night with a 2-1 win over Germany in the Euro 2022 final. The Lionesses not only won the first ever major women's championship but it was also the country’s first international success since the men’s team won the World Cup back in 1966.
England's Lionesses were pictured returning to their £118-a-night hotel with their trophy while celebrating their UEFA Women's EURO 2022 final victory. On Sunday 31 July, the women beat Germany 2-1 in extra-time at Wembley.
If you watched the Lionesses win against Germany on July 31, you were lucky to see history in the making.The Lionesses, who are the England women’s national football team managed by Sarina Wiegman, thrilled millions of fans including royalty in a nail-biting match when they went on to win 2-1 against Germany.The first goal from England’s Ella Toone in the 62nd minute, followed by an equaliser by Germany’s Lina Magull in the 79th minute had many dreading the match would go to penalties, who England have a heartbreaking history with. Gary Lineker tweeted: “It’s going to be bloody penalties, isn’t it?” whilst Dom Joly echoed his nerve-shredding sentiment by tweeting: “It’s going to be penalties isn’t it? #EngvGer.” England’s Chloe Kelly’s goal in extra time propelled the Lionesses to clinch their first win in a final since 1966.
the Lionesses ended 56 years of hurt with an emphatic and dramatic victory in the UEFA Women's Euros final against the greatest of footballing rivals for this country in the form of Germany. Substitute and Man United star Ella Toone opened the scoring midway through the second half with a perfectly timed chip after she was played through exquisitely by the player of the match Keira Walsh.
Demand for tickets in the Women's Super League (WSL) have skyrocketed after the Lionesses historic Euro win at Wembley last night - as searches for Manchester City games surged by over 3000pc.
England's Lionesses sent the country wild on Sunday (31 July) evening after beating Germany at the UEFA Women's EURO 2022 final at Wembley.The team's triumphant win marked the nation's first major football trophy since 1966, and the 87,192-strong audience were ecstatic as it was confirmed that England had won. The team wasted no time celebrating their incredible win and after being congratulated by the Queen, they kicked off their wild night of partying at Wembley before heading onto the team coach to continue the celebrations.