Yahoo News Prince William agrees with Gary Lineker as he sends England hero Ollie Watkins three-word message
Prince William sent a message to Ollie Watkins and England after the Aston Villa striker’s late heroics against the Netherlands.
Watkins fired the Three Lions into the Euro 2024 final with a dramatic injury time winner in the semi-final on Wednesday night. They will now face Spain in the final on Sunday.
Prince William had extra reason to celebrate Watkins’ winner being a Villa fan and he posted a message on social media platform X after the final whistle. It read: “What a beauty, Ollie! Congratulations England!”
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Match of the Day host Gary Lineker also called it a "beauty", posting on X: "Yesssssssss! Ollie Watkins, you absolute beauty."
Watkins described the moment he scored the winning goal as “unbelievable”. Speaking to ITV, he said: I’ve been waiting for that moment for weeks. It’s taken a lot of hard work to get to where I am now. I’m grateful I got the opportunity and I grabbed it with both hands and I’m delighted.
“I swear on my life, on my kids’ lives, I said to Cole Palmer ‘We’re coming on and you’re going to set me up’ and that’s why I was so happy with Coley, I knew as soon as he got the ball he was going to play me.
“You’ve got to be greedy, touch and shoot and when I see it going into the bottom corner it’s the best feeling ever.
“There’s been a lot of criticism but at the end of the day we’re in the final and that’s all that matters. Forget all the outside noise, we’re in the final.
“We’ve got that kind of bounce-back factor, going a goal behind seems to kick us into gear. We never give up. We’ve won on penalties and come from behind. There’s one more game now – we’re ready.”
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