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beth mead says england's recent performances, including reaching the women's world cup final, have put's football in an incredible place. the 28—year—old arsenal forward who missed the tournament with injury has been talking about how much inspiration the team has provided. i was so proud of what they've done, you know, the adversity and the injuries and everything that they've gone through. you know, a suspension mid tournament and how they've dealt with it. i was so, so proud of what they've done. i was so happy for them. you know, they're like family anyway. so you just, you love them girls and you want them to do well on the pitch. obviously, the sad emotion was not being able to be a part of it with them. and obviously if i hadn't had my injury, could i have been there with them? and you think, could i have helped? could we have done this? could we have that? but it's all ifs and buts now. but yeah, it's been a tough watch, but i've loved every minute of it at the same time. so it's been yeah, a lot of mixed emotions throughout. when you think 1966, i think, was the last world cup

it's like a who's who of the best players — from england, forward beth mead and leah williamson, holland'sfact, it's an injury that impacts women up to eight times as much. there's a number of reasons for this. according to experts, women'sjoints, including the knee, are often looser and have a greater range of motion. there's less muscle mass there, making the area less stable. the way women land from jumps is often different. it's even thought the menstrual cycle can have an impact. it's been very clear to those of us involved in treating football players... dr andy williams is a leading knee surgeon who has treated many lionesses and premier league players. he says it's notjust differences in physiology. i think the most powerful thing is that hitherto, women have been treated as second—class citizens. they haven't received the input of coaching and strength and conditioning that the boys do. i think there is an inequality that we need to deal with, and many women are able to play high level football simply because they're skilful. there's urgent calls for more research on how to preven

it's like a who's who of the best players — from england, forward beth mead and leah williamson, holland'sacts women up to eight times as much. there's a number of reasons for this. according to experts, women'sjoints, including the knee, are often looser and have a greater range of motion. there's less muscle mass there, making the area less stable. the way women land from jumps is often different. it's even thought the menstrual cycle can have an impact. it's been very clear to those of us involved in treating football players... dr andy williams is a leading knee surgeon who has treated many lionesses and premier league players. he says it's notjust differences in physiology. i think the most powerful thing is that hitherto, women have been treated as second—class citizens. they haven't received the input of coaching and strength and conditioning that the boys do. i think there is an inequality that we need to deal with, and many women are able to play high level football simply because they're skilful. there's urgent calls for more research on how to prevent women suffering a similar f

you mentioned injuries and of course they were missing captain leah williamson, they were missing beth meadthey lost a couple of players to retirement as well after that tournament, so all things considered i think this has actually been a really successful tournament for england. they had some great moments. in particular, of coursem when they knocked out the hosts i've no doubt that right now, all they're feeling is huge disappointment — and that must be doubly so for sarina wiegman, the coach, who has now been a losing finalist at two world cups in a row — but i do think that once those wounds scar over, they will look back on this tournament with a great deal of pride. 0liver, you've been covering this entire tournament from start to finish. just what was the atmosphere like there in australia and new zealand? it seemed like the fans were having an absolutely — a great time. yes, they were. and there were actually concerns before the tournament — especially in new zealand, where they actually gave away tickets to a few of the group games because they were worried about low attendances —

beth mead says england's recent performances, including reaching the women's world cup final, have puttball in an incredible place, but the arsenal forward acknowledges there is still more to be done. for example, highlighting how the england goalkeepers shirt is unavailable for purchase after the outstanding performances of mary earps in australia. like mary said, they say a goalkeeper is an important, what mary did in the tournament, is incredible, she's the best in the world right now. and she doesn't have a jersey, you know, she doesn't have a jersey, you know, she doesn't have a jersey, you know, she doesn't have a shirt, you know your boys and girls can buy and does that mean the goalkeeper is not a part? no, number one to number 23, everyone is important. and that should be, that should be out there for mariam and i am glad she spoke up about it. more on the bbc sport _ am glad she spoke up about it. more on the bbc sport website or you can download the bbc sport app to your mobile or tablet, absolutely free. let's get more on the premier league footballer mason greenwood leavin

beth meade had to watch from her sofa.nt, so we had a lot of barriers to jump over and we are still kind of doing that, we are still fighting to get what we rightly deserve. that fight is just beginning. time for a look at the weather — here�*s stav danaos. another warm day across the south of the country, 26 celsius in east anglia. tomorrow will be similar. always almost across the south. closer to this area of high pressure bringing heatwave conditions across the near continent. low pressure to the near continent. low pressure to the north of the uk bringing wet and windy conditions to scotland and northern ireland. pretty wet across western scotland at the moment. a few heavy showers running across wales into north—west england and across into towards

and who would argue with beth mead predicting _ interest.. —— magut in australia. there is of— first thing. —— magut in australia. there is of course no advice because you've _ there is of course no advice because you've done — there is of course no advice because you've done more than us already! you know— you've done more than us already! you know what is needed to win. all that remains— you know what is needed to win. all that remains is to wish you the very best for— that remains is to wish you the very best for the — that remains is to wish you the very best for the final, and we hope you can bring _ best for the final, and we hope you can bring the trophy back. let'sjoin shaimaa khalil, who's at a fan park in sydney with more of the build—up, as kick off edges closer. and shaimaa, how are the fans feeling with so much at stake? 0h, oh, my god, the excitement is really building up. it's been building since the morning, i have been with england fans, i've spoken to some fans here at the park you are making their way in fans here at the p

beth mead says england's recent performances, including reaching the women's world cup final, have putin an incredible place, but the arsenal forward acknowledges there is still more to be done. for example, highlighting how the england goalkeepers shirt is unavailable for purchase after the outstanding performances of mary earps in australia. like mary said a goalkeeper is not a part because what mary did in the term and the last is incredible. she is the best in the world right now. and she does not have a jersey, she does not have a shirt that young girls and guys can buy does that mean goalkeeping is not important? know from number one to number 23 all the stuff everyone is important. that should be out there for mary and i'm glad she spoke up about it. warren gatland has named his 33—man wales squad for next month's rugby world cup in france. there are dual captains, ospreys jac morgan and dewi lake taking on that responsibility. they're two of the 19 forwards that make up the squad. number eight taulupe faletau has got the nod despite not featuring during this month's warm up mat

under — one of them — the top scorer in their european championship triumph on home soil last year — beth meads knee injuries. mead's been telling natalie pirks how proud she if of the side, but there's also progress still to be made. it was so proud of what they had done. the adversity and the injuries and everything that they have gone through. a suspension mid—tournament. how they have dealt with that, i was so, so proud of what they have done and so happy for them. they are like family so you just love those girls and wanted them to do well on the pitch. obviously the emotion is not being a part of it with them and without my injury i could have been there with them and you think, could we have helped, it's all absent buts now. it has been a tough watch. i have loved every minute of it at the same time some mixed emotions all around. when you think 1966, i think was last world cup trophy lifted, in the women's game was banned at that point. so we look at that in that sense, we have had a lot of barriers to trip over and we are still kind of doing that. the game has progressed in an amazing

because of injury england striker beth mead is having to watch the tournament from home, and after the's final." and there's royal encouragement too with prince william saying: "what a phenomenal performance from the @lionesses — on to the final! commiserations to @thematildas, you've played brilliantly and been fantastic co—hosts of this world cup." so attention now turns to sunday — will these england fans be celebrating like this again when they play spain? can the lionesses bring the world cup home? it's safe to say that most england fans are feeling confident. we are so broader, with the waiting for this to happen, the whole long? incredible. we cannot wait for the final! , p, p, , incredible. we cannot wait for the final! , . . , , final! this manager, she is the wine. i don't— final! this manager, she is the wine. i don't how _ final! this manager, she is the wine. i don't how she's - final! this manager, she is the wine. i don't how she's done i final! this manager, she is the wine. i don't how she's done it final! this manager, she is the i wine. i don't how she's done it for

proud and she went on to talk about the injuries that england faced, leah williamson, fran kirby, beth meadft that trophy oneda.i :, :, ,, in the future to lift that trophy oneda.i :, :m one day. great to see you, thank you so much. of course the worthy winners were spain who lifted the trophy yesterday. our reporter sergi forcadda freixas is in madrid. iimagine the i imagine the celebrations went long into the night, sergi.— into the night, sergi. there was a na into the night, sergi. there was a party atmosphere _ into the night, sergi. there was a party atmosphere for _ into the night, sergi. there was a party atmosphere for the - into the night, sergi. there was a party atmosphere for the few... i party atmosphere for the few... there were people waving flags, chanting, being generally happy. the celebrations were quite short, they only lasted for two or three hours, because it was hot. plenty of comments congratulating the team from royalty, politicians and other sports people, and a lot of people have been touched by one story, about olga carmona, the captain of the national team. aft

she had one of her best players, beth mead has an— one of her best players, beth mead has an ecl— oneget a statue of sarina wiegman outside wembley stadium. in sarina we trust. you had _ wembley stadium. in sarina we trust. you had many bright talking about, dreaming _ you had many bright talking about, dreaming about being in a world cup final _ dreaming about being in a world cup final so— dreaming about being in a world cup final. so many little boys and girls dream _ final. so many little boys and girls dream of — final. so many little boys and girls dream of that and here she is. she's been _ dream of that and here she is. she's been handed the captain armband which _ been handed the captain armband which is _ been handed the captain armband which is a — been handed the captain armband which is a bit of a surprise to her. she has— which is a bit of a surprise to her. she has been kept in previous occasions _ she has been kept in previous occasions but to take that responsibility on her shoulders and notjust— responsibility on her shoulders and notiust do— responsibility on her sh

hatter and beth mead, so we are doing this without key players in.— without key players in. pinch me moment. i woke up this _ happening? yes, it was a pinch me moment. i woke up this morning . happening? yes, it was a pinch me l moment. i woke up this morning and happening? yes, it was a pinch me i moment. i woke up this morning and i was messaging my friends are saying, we are going to do it. spain are going to be no pushover, they have shown they grew in the tournament and we beat them last year in the euro tournament with two late last minute goals. we know we can beat them but it's just about holding our nerve, which we have shown throughout the tournament, and delivering. it's been 1966 since we last won a world cup. we have already made history by getting to the final, we have got the best manager in the world and she knows how to win tournaments, she won the the year is with netherlands and england and got the netherlands to the world cup four years ago, they lost to the usa. the best person is managing this group of players. you s-otted managing this group of players

absolutely it's the duchess of sussex , beth it's the duchess of sussex, beth mead but can i also mentionmother's 123rd birthday. they both 123rd birthday. so they both share , obviously, the 4th of share, obviously, the 4th of august as their birthday. okay >> and that note, i mean, >> and on that note, i mean, obviously , it is somewhat of obviously, it is somewhat of a fractured relationship now . does fractured relationship now. does do you have some sympathy perhaps for harry and meghan out there in america? and they've enjoyed a very nice meal, it seems, in montecito, and they've been out and very relaxed and so on.and been out and very relaxed and so on. and yet the papers still keep going on this sort of royal soap opera. it seems . soap opera. it seems. >> you know, it's difficult for me because , as you both know, me because, as you both know, i worked for the family. i knew harry very well. i never knew meghan, obviously. and yes, i mean, there's part of me that does sorry for them because does feel sorry for them because i certainly not i think things are certainly not planned

she's described beth mead a kind of a witch hunt, but as i say, i mean, that pope is probably right. the immediate aftermath, you had the kiss and then you had that shot of rubiales stands there at a different moment in the game, grabbing his crotch as if to say. and when you put the two together, you know that that whole sexual thing becomes , as whole sexual thing becomes, as you know, the two are put together. maybe that's not the best juxtaposition, but it's cojones, right? that's what that is. >> i think we've just got some live pictures coming in from madrid, actually, chris, as we speak. well, there we go. we've got little a crowd got a little bit of a crowd there for this meeting due to get underway now at 3:00 in a few minutes time . um, i'm just few minutes time. um, i'm just wondering , what is the situation wondering, what is the situation as regards sacking him or taking any sanction? we told the government doesn't have the power. >> i think what they have to do is speak or deal with the is speak to or deal with the legislative arm who deal with sport . it's all very spo

arsenalforward beth mead missed the tournament because of injury but insists this is just the start ofds within the last two years now we've just got to keep pushing. meanwhile, after heavy criticism, spanish football federation president luis rubiales has apologised for kissing jenni hermoso after spain won the final. this was the moment. in a statement he said: "i was completely wrong, i have to admit it. it was without bad intention at a time with a lot of excitement. i have to apologise, learn from this, and understand that when you are president you have to be more careful." it was a disappointing day for great britain and for dina asher smith at the world athletics championships in hungary. she only managed to qualify for the final by a thousandth of a second and then went on to finish eighth in a really strong field. america's sha'carri richardson won gold in a championship record time. jamaicans shericka jackson and five time champion shelly—ann fraser—pryce finished second and third respectively. today has not been a fab day for me i have to say, i'm very disappointed because

beth mead, to acl injuries. they've had two retirements as well . the captain whose well.ious injury doubt going into the game. they scored . so into the game. they scored. so going into the tournament, rather, they scored one goal leading to the tournament leading up to the tournament tournament's in four tournament's start in four matches. so they weren't in sizzling a long sizzling form. they took a long time to get in the time to go to get going in the group stages and they didn't really hit their straps until probably the third match of the group they struggled group stage. they struggled through against nigeria in the first phase. you're first knockout phase. you're always tough, always going to get tough, stubborn resistance, especially when growing and when they're sports growing and you're bus you're seeing teams park the bus in and try and try and get in a way and try and try and get trying, know, offer stubborn trying, you know, offer stubborn resistance against one the resistance against one of the tournament's favourites. but then was asked then when a questio