4 Lionesses obtain awards in King’s New Yr’s Honours with Williamson given OBE

4 members of England’s European Championship successful crew have been given awards within the King’s New Yr’s Honours. 

Arsenal and England captain Leah Williamson was given an Order of the British Empire (OBE), whereas teammates Lucy Bronze, Beth Mead, and Ellen White have been all awarded the title Member of the British Empire (MBE). 

White is England’s all-time main goalscorer, whereas Bronze and Mead have been England’s standout gamers over the past 12 months. 

Mead was additionally awarded BBC Sports activities Persona of the Yr earlier this month, the primary feminine footballer to win the award. 

England beat Germany 2-1 within the remaining at Wembley, with Chloe Kelly’s aim in extra-time giving the nation their first main honour for the reason that males’s aspect gained the 1966 World Cup. 

Dutch head coach Sarina Wiegman was made an honorary Commander of the British Empire (CBE) within the Overseas Workplace checklist.

Bronze referred to as it “particular and fairly wonderful”, including: “It’s one thing for my household that may make them very proud”. 

Explaining how the gamers had been chosen, Sir Hugh Robertson, chairman of the honours sports activities committee, mentioned: “What we’ve tried to do is stick with the precept of the honours system which is to recognise excellence and to recognise extraordinary contributions.”

He added that in any other case: “you get individuals who’ve accomplished 5 minutes on the pitch… getting an award”. 

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