ENGLAND captain Leah Williamson choked back tears on stage at the victory parade of Euro 2025.The heroic Lionesses were back in London today after their remarkable achievement in Switzerland on Sunday, where they beat Spain on penalties to be named back-to-back European Champions.Leah Williamson choked back tears as she spoke on stage at England’s Euro 2025 victory paradeThe win also saw them become the first senior Three Lions side to win a major competition on foreign soil.They were roared on by thousands of fans as they arrived in front of Buckingham Palace to speak on stage.But during the speech, star defender Williamson choked back tears as she addressed fans.Williamson, 28, came out to the stage by the Queen Victoria Memorial with the Euro 2025 trophy in hand. The Arsenal star was visibly emotional as she thanked the crowd for their support. Speaking to presenter and former Lioness Alex Scott, she said: “I’m holding back tears. I’ve been crying all down The Mall. “This is unbelievable, this is probably one of the best [things] we have ever been a part of, so thank you for coming out.“There are many ways to win a football match. And we repeatedly did it the hard way, but you can see how much we care about playing for England and how much we love it.”Comparing the 2022 victory over Germany to Sunday’s against world champions Spain, Williamson said: “2022 was a fairytale but this feels really hard-earned and we’re very proud of ourselves and I hope you are too.”England came from behind three times in the knockout stages to win the competition, including showing nerves of steel to win two penalty shootouts, all after losing the opening game against France.However, Williamson opened up on how the team pulled together to find their never-say-die spirit which ultimately brought home the silverware.She continued: “Yeah we came together, we came close. The first game maybe rocked us a little bit but I think they’re just special people and we love each other on and off the pitch.“We’ve had tough moments, some nasty things to deal with and still we rise.”THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY..The Sun is your go to destination for the best football, boxing and MMA news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video.Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TheSunFootball and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunFootball.