England’s incredible Euros victory voted most impactful women’s sporting moment of the last five years

THE Lionesses’ emphatic Euro 2022 final win against Germany has been voted the most defining female sporting moment of the last five years, according to a study.

England’s women sent the Germans packing in a stunning 2-1 victory in front of a home crowd at Wembley on July 31.

Jubilant scenes erupted up and down the land as the Lionesses gave the men a lesson in how to bring football home.

And their incredible achievements showed as the ladies netted nearly a third of the 2,000 votes in the poll.

The study also found – according to parents polled – 40 per cent of kids watched this year’s Euros final.

And a huge 82 percent revealed the victory has inspired their child to play sports.

On a similar note, 26 per cent of all adults have taken up a new sport in the last five years – with football, swimming and tennis among the top choices.

And seven in 10 admitted they were inspired by notable female sporting moments to start something new.

Overall, 57 per cent of those polled, through OnePoll, believe women’s sporting moments of the last five years have inspired the next generation to take part in sports.

But 43 per cent admitted they would like to attend more sporting events in future if they could save money to travel to the facilities.

Tennis star Emma Raducanu MBE’s dramatic win in the 2021 US Open came second and Chloe Kelly’s empowering goal celebration in the Women’s Euros came third.

Rachel Blackmore winning the Grand National and Dame Laura Kenny winning gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games also made the cut.

Also popular were Fallon Sherrock becoming the first woman to beat a man at the 2019 PDC World Championships in darts.

And American Simone Biles becoming the most decorated gymnast that same year also ranked highly.

Lionesses star and Euro 2022 Golden boot winner Beth Mead said: “It was an incredible experience with England to receive the nation’s support on our route to winning Euro 2022.

“It gave the squad a massive boost to play in front of a record crowd of over 87,000 fans at Wembley Stadium and knowing that millions more were watching from home.”

The study of 2,000 adults by OnePoll was commissioned by Trainline, which is offering £10 off rail travel for fans travelling to women’s matches by train – to encourage more supporters to attend fixtures.

Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk