Sarina Wiegman: English desire to win football tournament ‘like a trauma’

BBC News says England head coach Sarina Wiegman says the country’s desire to win a tournament was “like a trauma”.

For 56 years, competitions had ended in hurt, sadness and pain.

The Lionesses won their first major championship last summer, just one year after Euros heartbreak for Gareth Southgate’s men against Italy.

“What I really noticed is wanting to win a tournament is so deep in society that it was almost a trauma,” Wiegman told BBC Sport’s Natalie Pirks.

“After winning, people were so proud and it was so intense, it’s really been incredible.”