England’s heroic Lionesses must be given New Years’ Honours as calls grow for gongs

Daily Mirror says England ’s all-conquering women’s team must be honoured by the Queen, fans, politicians and former players have urged.

The historic 2-1 victory over old foes Germany at Wembley gave us our first trophy in a senior tournament since the men’s famous victory in 1966. England legend Ian Wright said: “I think that when the cricket team won the world cup they were all given MBEs. They should be thinking about that now for the women. This team deserves every accolade, everything that can be bestowed upon them.”

Labour called on the Government to ensure all the Lionesses receive “the recognition they deserve” in the New Years’ Honours. Asked if the Prime Minister will back damehoods for the team following their win, his official spokesman said: “He would definitely want to see the team receive the recognition they rightly deserve for their historic victory.

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