English footballers disrupted the press conference of their national coach Sarina Wegmann after the European Championship final. The 52-year-old Dutchman was just starting to look at the final against Germany after extra time, when the players entered the press room at Wembley singing and dancing. They sang the famous song “Football Comes Home”. Goalkeeper Marie Earps and defender Lucy Bronze climbed up to Wegman’s table. The Dutch coach looked at everything with a smile. “This is a quintessentially English thing,” Wegman said. “But yes, we won the cup. It’s unbelievable what we did. Of course you hope in advance that the result will be like this. It’s great that you succeed.” Weigmann led Dutch footballers to the European title five years ago in the European Championships in their country, and has now also done so with England. “I don’t quite realize it yet. For me and my assistant Arjan Ferenc, this is the second time in a row. I need some time to let everything pass.” Armband Wiegman defeated record champions Germany in the final in front of nearly 90,000 spectators at Wembley after 2-1 overtime. After the final whistle, she flew into Veurink’s arms and then kissed the bracelet on her right wrist. “This bracelet belongs to my sister. She died while preparing for this European Championship. I missed her, she was my companion. I felt like she was here too, that she was in the bar. I think she is very proud of me. I am on her.” Wegman celebrated his European Championship title with a beer. “I drank beer for the first time in years. I don’t like it, but I enjoy it now.” The national coach knows that expectations in England for next year’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand are now higher. “They will go to the roof. But it is not easy to win this European championship and it will not be next year. Countries like Germany, France and Spain are very strong. Sweden is too. The big countries are developing, but countries below the top like Belgium and Austria. They are getting closer and closer, especially in Europe. Now is the time to celebrate and take a break. And then we still have to qualify for the World Cup in September. It’s great to see what this tournament has done for our sport and for women in society, not only in England, but also in Europe and around the world. We have changed society. “
