Prince William is the president of the Football Association
The Lionesses took a cheeky selfie with Prince William
The royal was quick to congratulate the squad on their impressive World Cup performance in Canada. "You really gave it your all, and everybody here noticed it – social media was alive with it," he gushed."What you created as a team – it's fantastic. You're only going to get bigger and better."When 2019 came around, Prince William was yet again on hand to support the Lionesses ahead of the Women's World Cup in France.
to the pro athletes at their training camp at St George's Park, the FA's national training complex at Burton-upon-Trent.After Prince William squeezed in some shooting practice, he branded the Lionesses "trailblazers." Bursting with pride, he said: "I will be keeping an eye on what you're doing and be watching the games with the children, and I'll try to come along where I can to give my support.
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