Gary Lineker, Wayne Rooney and Prince William lead celebrations as Lionesses reach Women’s Euros final: ‘We are with you all the way’-Emily Bashforth-Entertainment – Metro

It’s coming home! (Picture: Getty)

The celebrities are celebrating after the Lionesses’ triumph over Sweden, taking them through to the Women’s Euros final.

Gary Lineker, Wayne Rooney, Prince William, and more have shared their pride over the team’s win and are backing them all the way for the big game on Sunday.

England sailed through to the final of the 2022 Women’s European Championship after thrashing Sweden 4-0 in Sheffield.

It’d be fair to say the game presented challenges, with a number of tense moments as the opposition edged towards the goal.

However, thanks to goals from Beth Mead, Lucy Bronze, substitute Alessia Russo, and Fran Kirby the Lionnesses are on their way to Wembley, where they will meet Germany or France.

Sharing his excitement over the win, former professional Lineker took to Twitter to write: ‘Fabulous performance and win for @Lionesses. Wonderful.’, followed by a series of clapping emoji.

The Lionesses thrashed Sweden 4-0 (Picture: Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images)

Prior to the match, Duke of Cambridge Prince William sent a ‘good luck’ message to the team, assuring them that ‘the whole country is behind you’.

Following their win, the Prince was ecstatic: ‘Congratulations @Lionesses on making it to the #WEURO2022 final on Sunday’, he tweeted.

‘The entire country is so proud of everything you’re achieving. We believe in you and will be with you all the way! W’.

Football manager Rooney tweeted: ‘What a performance by @Lionesses tonight. A well deserved #WEURO2022 final coming up. Congratulations to all the players and staff’.

Meanwhile, Harry Maguire – who was at the stadium for the game – tweeted: ‘What a team and performance @Lionesses honour to be there tonight, now go win it #weuro2022’.

Former BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker went on to brand the result ‘glorious’, while Rio Ferdinand said the scenes were ‘unreal’.

Politicians got in on the action too, with Sir Keir Starmer attending the match and sharing a photo to say ‘the whole nation will be roaring for them’ on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Boris Johnson – who recently resigned as Prime Minister – celebrated the ‘fantastic’ result, heaping praise on captain Leah Williamson.

Wayne Rooney is thrilled for the Lionesses |(Picture: Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)

England player Harry Maguire also shared his excitement at the women’s team reaching the final (Picture: AFP)

Elsewhere, women have been celebrating the team’s win and what it means for visibility and representation in sport, praising the England team for being role models for young girls.

Model Ashley James wrote: ‘So proud of our Lionesses. It’s been so nice to see so much support for this team and it makes me excited about the future of female sport!’

Comedian Janey Godley was also sharing her thoughts about the ‘fantastic’ performance of the team throughout the match, retweeting a poignant tweet that read: ‘these incredible women are going to inspire a whole new generation of girls to play football and for it not to be seen as a “boys” game and it’s so powerful and so so beautiful to see’.

She later apologised for her barrage of tweets during the night, overcome with emotion on what the game meant.

‘Sorry about all the @Lionesses #football tweets, I was that wee street kid who played football and was told it’s wasn’t for “lassies” and this just warms my heart – so happy for them’, she penned.

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You can watch the Lionesses in action in the final on Sunday, with BBC One leading coverage, starting at 4pm.

The game will also be available to stream on iPlayer.

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