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Sinead Butler
Aug 01, 2022
Euro 2022: Watch moment England's Lioness lift winners' trophy
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England made history after winning the Women's Euro 2022 final against Germany and the internet has been flooded with congratulatory messages from celebrities, including Shania Twain.
It's the first major trophy England has won since 1966, and it took two goals with one of them being scored in extra time to secure the victory in the game at Wembley Stadium that ended 2-1 to the tournament hosts.
The country-pop legend, famous for her 90s power anthem such as 'Man! I Feel Like A Woman' took Twitter to share her empowering messages for the squad.
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"You know these women will have had to fight for respect from the first moment they picked up the ball," Twain tweeted and then added her iconic lyrics (with a little added expletive):
"Let's f**king go girls!"
\u201cYou know these women will have had to fight for respect from the first moment they picked up the ball - Lets f**king go girls! @Lionesses #lionesses\u201d— Shania Twain \ud83d\udc8e\ud83d\udc8e\ud83d\udc8e (@Shania Twain \ud83d\udc8e\ud83d\udc8e\ud83d\udc8e) 1659295472
In the tweet, the Canadian also included a picture of the England players celebrating as well as a photo of the Wembley crowd and an on-screen stat that said there were 87,192 in attendance - passing the record number of any previous men's or women's games for a Euros match.
Ex-England footballer and music producer, Hannah Wants loved how the team's achievement was being recognised by the music star and responded: "This is what I dream of when I was a 'professional' footballer playing in the premier league."
"Women's football has made HUG MOVES and can be a girl's reality not just a dream.
"I LOVE TO SEE IT and I'm proud to have played a part of the movement over the years," she added.
\u201cThis is what I dreamed of when I was a \u2018professional\u2019 footballer playing in the premier league. \n\nWomen\u2019s football has made HUGE MOVES and can now be a girls reality not just a dream. \n\nI LOVE TO SEE IT and I\u2019m proud to have played a part of the movement over the years. \u2764\ufe0f\u201d— Hannah Wants (@Hannah Wants) 1659305424
While Twain also has the classic song That's Don't Impress Me Much, it was clear she was impressed with the Lionesses, and fans of the two loved this crossover.
\u201cthings that don\u2019t impress @ShaniaTwain:\n-rocket scientists\n-car owners\n-Brad Pitt\n-Elvis\n\nthings that do impress @ShaniaTwain:\n-The #Lionesses \n\n#EURO2022\u201d— Muhammad Butt (@Muhammad Butt) 1659312523
\u201cShania Twain???? What kind of crossover is this???\u201d— Rivka (@Rivka) 1659310660
\u201cWe STAN a legend like Shania Twain \ud83e\udd81\u2764\ufe0f\u201d— Rysh (@Rysh) 1659306997
\u201cI think we finally found something that impresses Shania Twain!! #eng @Lionesses\u201d— Caroline \u2728\ud83d\udc99 (@Caroline \u2728\ud83d\udc99) 1659304717
\u201cThey\u2019ve got the brains AND they\u2019ve got the touch\u201d— miriam kimber (she/her) (@miriam kimber (she/her)) 1659302283
\u201cAnd the award for most iconic tweet of 2022 (and possibly ever involving an English sports team) goes to...\u201d— Jack Campbell Tracey (@Jack Campbell Tracey) 1659305741
With the Woman's World Cup happening in Australia and New Zealand next year, an empowering Shania Twain footy anthem would be the dream.
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