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Dec 2022
Petition launched to honour all England Lionesses — including Harrogate's Rachel Daly
A petition has been launched to award honours to all members of the England Lionesses team that won Euro 2022 — including Harrogate's Rachel Daly.
Captain Leah Williamson was appointed OBE while Beth Mead, Lucy Bronze and Ellen White became MBEs in today's King's New Year Honours.
But the decision to recognise four players and not others in a team game has caused controversy.
A petition calling for all of the Lionesses' playing squad to receive honours has already attracted 2,000 signatures.
Michael McCann, who started the petition, said:
Mr McCann calls on the Cabinet Office to "honour the entire 23-player squad with at least an MBE".
Politicians, including Andy Burnham, the Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, have questioned why only four of the team were recognised.
https://twitter.com/AndyBurnhamGM/status/1608984846961086464
The Daily Mail's northern football correspondent, Dominic King, also expressed forthright views on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/DominicKing_DM/status/1609119981416882178
Daly, whose career started at Killinghall Nomads, has had an amazing year. Besides winning Euro 2022 she has twice been named Women's Super League Player of the Month for her scoring exploits at Aston Villa.
Rachel Daly receiving her player of the month award November.
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