The Lionesses are welcomed home with a special surprise

The Lionesses will be welcomed home with a special surprise courtesy of one team based in west London England enjoyed a memorable run to the World Cup final, before they narrowly lost 1-0 to Spain on Sunday England's Lionesses are set to receive a heroes' welcome when they return to the UK on Tuesday morning. Girls from Actonians Ladies' FC - one of hundreds of grassroots football clubs in the UK to have benefitted from The National Lottery funding - staged a heart-warming message of thanks to their heroes, using around 1,000 footballs spelling out 'PROUD!'. Actonians Ladies' are one of hundreds of grassroots football clubs to have benefitted from The National Lottery funding The Lionesses captured the hearts and minds of the nation during their memorable run to the World Cup final in recent weeks The welcome home message is a deserved reward for an inspirational group of England stars who continue to break down barriers in the sport and Lionesses legend Ellen White - who was part of the Euros winning side - heaped praise on their performance this summer, while she also highlighted the importance of National Lottery funding. Lionesses legend Ellen White was part of the Euro 2022 winning side and also outlined her pride at England's achievements National Lottery players raise more than £30million a week for good causes including vital funding into sport – from grassroots to elite.