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Good evening and welcome to live coverage of the first Women's Finalissima - match between the European and South American champions.
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Manchester City duo Chloe Kelly and Lauren Hemp are competing with Chelsea's Lauren James for the winger positions - though Hemp and James can also both play centrally. We’re looking for players who are eligible to represent England, who are born between 2006 and 2010, this could even include players who excel in other sports who may have transferable skills! We want to give them the opportunity to access our inclusive and accessible pathway and importantly they will continue to play in their existing environment, wherever that may be.
The Lionesses are unbeaten at the tournament thus far, but the South American side were anticipated to be England's biggest challenge yet. We just wanted to welcome our heroes home': Fans were left 'gutted' when the Lionesses did not appear at the Heathrow arrivals lounge
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When Millie Bright is fit again, perhaps Alex Greenwood or Leah Williamson could be moved into midfield if a situation like this arises again. It will be a conundrum Wiegman wrestles with before the World Cup. England do not have another player like Scott. Others brought flowers for head coach Sarina Wiegman, while placards featured messages saying ‘you all made us proud’ and ‘can we have two t-shirts please?’. One player who has been handed a debut since the summer is Chelsea's Lauren James, who has gone from a super sub to a regular starter for England.
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Ahead of tonight's match, the Lionesses released their new kit ahead of the World Cup on Monday, featuring blue shorts after players raised concerns during the Euro's last year over wearing white shorts while on their periods. We’re made of great people in this team, staff and players. It’s about moving forward and being ready for July," Kelly told ITV Sport. "It was another challenge here tonight but we’re building momentum and keep moving forward now." Around 40 people brought England flags and handmade banners to Heathrow Airport on Tuesday morning, with one group having arrived last night, but the team are understood to have left via a private exit after touching down just after 6.30am. Although Brazil has a young team, this is a very good football team. They're powerful, have athleticism and are very tight on the ball. They're very technical and play with a good structure, so we're excited to see where we're at against them.
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An average of 13.3 million people tuned into the final on television, making it the country’s most-watched women’s football match of all time. The centres also provide coach development opportunities for aspiring coaches with the aim of developing a Goalkeeping Coach workforce for all levels of the Women’s game.
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England's midfield is tough to break into with Bayern Munich's Georgia Stanway and Barcelona's Keira Walsh firm favourites to start. We as a team know the standard we want to get to. Our efforts have been 110 per cent and we’ve driven out and we’ve grinded out those results.