It's a family affair for our Lioness Alex

Community backs its star ahead of final

- By JAMIE GREER

A STREET in Merseyside has become a pilgrimage for England fans in recent years.

Above the Hyper Bar on Stanley Road in Bootle is a huge mural of Alex Greenwood, whose journey to the highest stages in international football began on the streets of the Sefton town.

Greenwood attended St Monica’s RC Primary School on Aintree Road and later Savio Salesian College, which is now called The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco, on Neth-erton Way.

Greenwood has played every game in this year’s Euros, helping England to progress to the final for the second successive tournament.

The Lionesses, who won the trophy back in 2022, have made it to the final again today against Spain, the opponents who won the World Cup at England’s expense in 2023. Now Greenwood, who will likely start at left-back, and her teammates have the chance to enact revenge.

One man who's expecting a busy weekend is Andy Milligan, the 54-year-old manager of Hyper Bar.