ENGLAND’S Lionesses should roar into Sunday’s (August 20) football World Cup final buoyed by the confidence of the young pride they have inspired.

Friday, 18 August 2023 13:34

By Kevin Glenton

At 11am, playing fields across York may be silent as families get together to cheer the biggest match of the England stars' careers being played 10,000 miles away in Australia.

A girls team in the north of the city will be shouting for the England players who have helped shape football as a living, breathing part of their everyday lives – and introduced them to new friends and important life skills.

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