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England and Manchester United goalkeeper Mary Earps has been voted the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year for 2023.

The England women's team is set to face Spain in today's FIFA Women's World Cup final, 20 August, where the team will be hoping to bring back the trophy to go along with the European Championship they won last summer. And as everyone who's ever played a team sport will know, it helps to fuel up prior to a match, and that's even more true for professional footballers.

England's Lionesses are ready to roar, as they take on Spain in the FIFA Women's World Cup final on Sunday, 20 August.The team are in a World Cup final for the first time in their history, after Sarina Wiegman's side beat Australia 3-1 on Wednesday in Sydney. Lauren Hemp, Alessia Russo and Ella Toone were the stars of the match, scoring a goal each to secure the impressive win, which means today's match is the first time England's women or men have been in a final since 1966.

The Lionesses are one step away from making World Cup history after beating tournament host’s Australia in a thrilling semi-final. England beat Australia’s Matildas 3-1 in the nail-biting showdown at the Stadium Australia in Sydney on Wednesday.The Lionesses opened the scoring after 36 minutes when Ella Toone smashed the ball home from 10 yards after Australia failed to clear a cross from Lauren Hemp. England led at the break but the Matildas’ superstar captain Sam Kerr justified the pre-match hype with a rocket of an equaliser for Australia on 63 minutes.

Queen guitarist Brian May was knighted by King Charles at Buckingham Palace today (March 14).May was included in the 2023 New Year’s Honours list alongside the Lionesses and more, both for his work in music and his history as an animal rights activist.The first Honours list from the new King also features national treasures including Stephen Graham (OBE for services to drama) and Frank Skinner (MBE for services to entertainment), the latter of whom said he refrained from telling his family of the honour due to believing it was “some sort of administrative error”.England captain Leah Williamson is made an OBE. MBEs have been awarded to teammates Lucy Bronze, Beth Mead and Ellen White.Sharing a photo of himself being knighted, May simply wrote: “No words! Bri”.See the moment below.A post shared by Brian Harold May (@brianmayforreal)Discussing the honour, May told BBC News: “This is a kind of licence, a kind of commission to carry on doing what I’m doing, and it gives me a bit more power to my elbow.

Perthshire curler Eve Muirhead placed third at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Wednesday night.

Beth Mead says she and Vivianne Miedema are the "new Posh and Becks. " The 27-year-old footballer is currently dating Arsenal teammate Vivianne Miedema and joked that the pair is the "new" version of England star David and his pop legend wife Victoria 'Posh Spice' Beckham. Asked if she thought they were like the new Posh and Becks, she said: "Yeah! Of the lesbian world.

A stunning mural of local heroes and global icons at a school in Wigan has left children inspired. Olympian Keely Hodgkinson is the latest to be added to the wall of icons at Platt Bridge Community School following her efforts in the World Championships and Commonwealth Games.

The Duke of Cambridge beamed with pride as he awarded the Lionesses with trophies after seeing them win at the Euro 2022 final.MORE: 17 times the royals gave fans the biggest hugsImages of Prince William hugging various members of the England team swiftly went viral, and it has since been revealed that the royal was the one who initiated the warm embrace.WATCH: Prince William presents the Lionesses with their trophyEngland women's captain Leah Williamson, who played the 120-minute match at Wembley, told the England YouTube channel: "I think I went to shake his hand and he said, 'Leah, bring it in' and I said, 'Thank you sir'. He was like, 'I’m very proud of you all.'"READ: Princess Eugenie pens emotional message as she enjoys summertime with familyMORE: Prince William and Princess Charlotte send good luck message to LionessesLeah, 25, also revealed she was thrilled to receive such a special message of congratulations from the Queen.

England's Lionesses sent the country wild on Sunday (31 July) evening after beating Germany at the UEFA Women's EURO 2022 final at Wembley.The team's triumphant win marked the nation's first major football trophy since 1966, and the 87,192-strong audience were ecstatic as it was confirmed that England had won. The team wasted no time celebrating their incredible win and after being congratulated by the Queen, they kicked off their wild night of partying at Wembley before heading onto the team coach to continue the celebrations.

England take on Germany in the final of the 2022 UEFA European Women's Football Championships this weekend.

MORE: Prince William reveals summer plans alongside his family as he wishes Lionesses good luckDespite never having won a trophy, the England team's impressive performance thus far has ignited newfound hope among eager football fans.WATCH: Prince William visits England Women at St George's ParkAnd forward player Beth Mead has played a key part in the team's success. We take a deep dive into the 27-year-old's family life and everything in between.MORE: Prince William makes heartfelt comment on mental health as he visits England's LionessesREAD: Who is England Euros star Lucy Bronze?Beth was born in North Yorkshire in a small village called Hinderwell which she describes as being "literally in the middle of nowhere." Having started football at the tender age of six, she credits her mum with kickstarting her career."I had a lot of energy as a kid and because of that, my mum wanted to get rid of some of that energy and decided to take me to a Saturday morning football session on a village field in Hinderwell, which was run by a guy who volunteered", she explained.A post shared by Beth Mead (@bethmead_)Beth's mum June played a huge part in her early careerWith no girls' team at school, Beth was forced to play at her local village school Oakridge Primary for the boys' team.

During a recent game against Norway, England forward Beth Mead scored her fourth hattrick for her country.The footballing star, 27, hit the ball in the back of the net twice in the first half and once in the second making it her 18th goal under manager Sarina Wiegman in just 16 games. When she isn’t playing for her country, Beth plays for Arsenal, where she’s been since 2017 using her right foot to score many memorable goals for her team.