Moment Alessia Russo tries to put off Ella Toone with cheeky prank during Lionesses' Downing Street photo
The Lionesses were greeted by cheering crowds as they returned home on Monday after their Euro 2025 shootout victory over Spain.
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Alessia Russo sticks her finger in Ella Toone's ear as the two share a funny moment in front of Downing Street
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The England squad wearing their winners' medals at Downing Street for a reception at No 10
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The team arrived for a celebratory reception, hosted by Deputy Prime Minister
and sports minister Stephanie Peacock, just before 7pm on Monday.
And the Queens of Europe
But while stood outside No 10, Russo was caught trying to put Toone off by playfully sticking her finger in her teammate's ear while photographers were gasping for pictures.
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A shocked Toone, 26, quickly yanked her head away from Russo's surprise prod, before facing back straight to smile for snaps.
The pair, who started every game of Euro 2025, could be seen holding back fits of laughter while they tried to stay composed.
Russo, 25, and Toone's long-time friendship is well documented with the pair meeting in a youth England camp at the age of 12 and swiftly becoming inseparable.
Despite being from opposite ends of the country, striker Russo soon joined Toone at Manchester United in 2020, before leaving for Arsenal in 2023.
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Toone and Russo are best friends off the pitch and have been friends since they were kids
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The childhood friends, who also won Euro 2022 together, are set to join the team for an open-top bus victory parade of Central London on Tuesday.
Starting at 12.10pm, the bus will drive past fans along The Mall before ending with a staged ceremony at the
Queen Victoria
Memorial in front of
Buckingham Palace
at around 12.30pm.
England's Lionesses return home to heroes' welcome with EURO 2025 trophy
Some of the team also
took part in a 'cringe'
England defended their European title with a 3-1 penalty shootout over world champions Spain in Basel.
Sunday's final was full of twists and turns, with England falling behind in the 25th minute to a header from Mariona Caldentey.
But the Lionesses roared back with a header of their own from Russo in the 57th minute to equalise the game.
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