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Playing the long game

In July 2022 England beat Germany to win the Women's Euro 2022 football tournament. Here's the illustrated story of the Lionesses' triumph, nearly 400 years in the making

Words: Marcus Webb. Illustrations: Carol Adlam

31st Jul 2022 (Taken from: #48)

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Posted on Friday, February 10th, 2023 - Categories: Delayed Gratification magazine, From the archive, Long reads.

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