Here’s how 2022 Euro final winner Fran Kirby fought against extreme fatigue and exhaustion with the help of an oxygen tent

Here’s how 2022 Euro final winner Fran Kirby fought against extreme fatigue and exhaustion with the help of an oxygen tent

England Women won their first ever major trophy when they overcame Germany after extra-time in front of a packed-out Wembley Stadium on Sunday.

Lionesses substitute Ella Toone broke the deadlock with a brilliant goal just after the hour mark before Germany’s Lina Magull equalised to take the final to extra-time. In the extra period, it was another substitute, Chloe Kelly, who wrote her name into national folklore by scoring the Euro 2022 winning goal.

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One of the winners in this historic triumph was Chelsea’s Fran Kirby who was recently diagnosed with a breathing disorder. Fran Kirby had revealed she had an oxygen tent put inside her house as the Chelsea star opened up on her health struggles and battle to be fit for the Women’s Euros.

It was announced in February that the forward would be sidelined for an ‘indefinite period of time’ due to extreme fatigue and exhaustion. Kirby did not play for the Blues before the end of the season but had convinced England boss Sarina Wiegman that she is fit enough for this summer’s tournament.

Her determination to play for England again has earned her a Euro medal and her name carved in English folklore as a beacon of hope for young aspiring female footballers who dream of playing for the three lionesses in the future.

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Euro 2022 final: England v Germany as it happened

England Euro final

Chloe Kelly and Ella Toone wrote themselves into English football history as Sarina Wiegman’s brilliant Lionesses beat Germany 2-1 after extra time in a tension-packed Euro 2022 final.

Toone put England in front at Wembley with a classy finish in the 62nd minute, but Germany stung the hosts when Lina Magull equalised with 11 minutes left of normal time.

It became the first Women’s Euros final since 2001 to go to extra time. Chloe Kelly poked in a 110th-minute winner, tearing off her shirt and sprinting away in celebration. England had never won a senior European Championship, but after the men’s team went agonisingly close last year, the women, led by skipper Leah Williamson, have gone one better.

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