The heartbreak of England’s women’s footballers dominates the front pages of Monday’s newspapers after their World Cup final defeat to Spain.
Pictures of the Lionesses feature on all of the national front pages with plenty of support despite the loss.
Pride is the overwhelming emotion as both the Daily Mirror and Daily Star repeat the same message: “Proud of you”.
Monday's front page: Proud of you #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/G4Zuj3Hxdh pic.twitter.com/9qcelIER8g
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) August 20, 2023
Monday's front page: We're so proud of you #TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/bfL8qQjbjv pic.twitter.com/zaf63YfM5D
— Daily Star (@dailystar) August 20, 2023
It is a headline mirrored in the Metro, which gives over its front page to a montage of pictures, while The Guardian says “Pride and Pain” above a picture of the squad in a huddle after the defeat.
Tomorrow's Paper Today
— Metro (@MetroUK) August 20, 2023
YOU ALL DID US PROUD
Heartbreak as Lionesses lose World Cup Final#Tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/NmErgAwg1d
The Guardian: Lucy Letby may have harmed
— George Mann (@sgfmann) August 20, 2023
dozens more babies, police fear #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/wp0BXiJAGS
The Sun calls the defeat a “heartbreak” and says “we still think the World of you” above a picture of Keira Walsh consoling Alex Greenwood.
On tomorrow's front page: The Lionesses are hailed as heroes by fans and royalty after agonising World Cup final defeat to Spainhttps://t.co/WDBfgSCKd1 pic.twitter.com/YYdjnMBfEm
— The Sun (@TheSun) August 20, 2023
And the Independent focuses on the high of Mary Earps’ penalty save and low of defeat.
Independent digital front: #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/WFnG7X999D
— George Mann (@sgfmann) August 20, 2023
The i runs the simple headline “Heartbreak” above a picture of the Lionesses with a story saying Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is coming under pressure to fire Home Secretary Suella Braverman.
Monday's front page: Heartbreak #TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/xGyjJ2sf1f pic.twitter.com/EUFn3jiQsI
— i newspaper (@theipaper) August 20, 2023
Several titles carry a picture from the World Cup final but lead on killer nurse Lucy Letby, The Times saying detectives believe she may have targeted 30 more babies.
The Times: Letby police fear that she attacked 30
— George Mann (@sgfmann) August 20, 2023
more babies #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/fp8BdrprLt
The Daily Telegraph says Letby could be forced to appear in court at her sentencing with the Daily Mail reporting on demands from the victims’ families for a law change to stop offenders avoiding court.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 20, 2023
'Letby can be forced to face families in court'#TomorrowsPapersToday
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Daily Mail: Make coward Letby face us! #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/1m2ciqc7S2
— George Mann (@sgfmann) August 20, 2023
The Daily Express calls the Lionesses the “pride of nation” as it leads on the King offering an “olive branch” to his brother the Duke of York by inviting him to Balmoral.
Front Page - King brings Andrew 'in from cold'#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/IHIRAiOnyk pic.twitter.com/ilOtC8QWef
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) August 20, 2023
And the Financial Times also carries an England football pic as it concentrates on Chinese efforts to expand the Brics trading bloc as a rival to the G7.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition Monday August 21 https://t.co/UBOSAOpPYw pic.twitter.com/qm3elLbVt0
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) August 20, 2023
