Sports Personality of the Year 2022: Gadirova, Mead, Muirhead, Stokes, O'Sullivan, Wightman up for award
The Lionesses lifted their first trophy at a major women's tournament with a 2-1 victory after extra time against the eight-time champions Germany at Wembley.
"It was a proud moment for me and a surreal moment, walking out of that tunnel and going to play football in front of a home crowd," Mead said of the final played in front of a record 87,192 crowd. "The day in general, the noise in general, the atmosphere was honestly something I'll never feel or experience again."
Mead scored six goals and contributed five assists during the tournament as she bounced back from the disappointment of not being selected to represent Team GB at the Tokyo Olympics a year earlier.the prize awarded to the world's best footballer of the year.
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