I cried when England won. It’s been a long journey for women’s football – and for me | Suzanne Wrack

The Euro 2022 triumph means the world to me and all the writers who have witnessed this team’s incredible rise

When the final whistle went at the end of extra time, I pressed send on my on-the-whistle match report, put my face in my hands and sobbed. Big, loud, heart-rending, back-arching sobs.

It was not the first time I had cried around the Lionesses’ stunning, swaggering run to a first major tournament trophy and I have not really stopped since.