Lioness Ella Toone presented with Wigan Star

Football champion Ella Toone, Lioness and European Championship Winner, with her star, placed outside Leigh Town Hall.

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00:00We're all tremendously proud to call Ella one of our own.

00:05I think everybody was cheering you on and the team on, Ella, on that day in particular.

00:10I think also what was really, really incredible watching those games was thinking about the

00:15legacy that you left and all of the players left, particularly to the young girls and boys,

00:20some of who are in this room, and if you're able then to take up football as well,

00:24part of the legacy. About, I think, travelling across the borough,

00:27we've seen your legacy playing out, Ella, with the young Manchester United fans

00:32devotedly heading down to Alice's team to watch the matches.

00:35Where you've come from and where you've got to takes a lot of hard work, dedication

00:42and above all sacrifice, not just for you but for members of your family and friends as well,

00:47and that dedication is to be commended and you're a true role model for all our young people here

00:53in the borough and way beyond that as well.

00:57Thank you for your kind words, it's nice to be recognised for just doing something that I love.

01:05Three, two, one, boom.

01:10Perfect.

01:23Three, two, one.