In the team meeting before England’s European Championship semi-final against Italy, manager Sarina Wiegman had a quirky motivational technique for her players. She revealed a little toiletry bag with the phrase: ‘B**ches get s*** done’ written on it.

By edging out Spain in a penalty shootout in the European championship final, England’s women’s team cemented its position as the standard-bearer for English soccer.

After a European Championship win like no other, the Lionesses return home as back-to-back European champions.