Mrs Grealish 69: Euro 2020's unlikely England hero, that Man Utd shirt and newfound fame

It was one of the most recognisable images from the Euro 2020 final.

As tension gripped Wembley Stadium, with a penalty shootout looming large, thousands could barely bring themselves to look at the events on the pitch.

Not everyone, though.

Amid the scores of fans covering their eyes, the cameras panned to England fan Darcie Philp, smiling as she waved a shirt bearing the name and number ‘Mrs Grealish 69’.

Several months on, and with England having booked their place at another major tournament under Gareth Southgate, Mirror Football spoke to one of the unlikely stars of the Euros coverage in an attempt to get the answers to the big questions.

Has the extra recognition brought any new perks for ‘Mrs Grealish 69’? How did her friends and family react? And, most importantly, why was it a Manchester United shirt?

“At the time I didn't have a clue I was on telly,” Darcie tells Mirror Football.

“My phone was on airplane mode at the time because I was really low on battery, and then my sister got a text and said our mum’s just seen us on telly.

“Your mum can spot her kids in a crowd of a million people so I thought 'yeah, fine', but then when I came out of the game my phone was going mental and people were like ‘your faces just kept coming on screen, right in the centre’.”

Darcie had been to England’s last-16 and semi-final victories, with a friend helping her secure tickets, but says her mum forced her to find room for sister Saskia - the owner of the bizarre shirt - for the final.

Sensing an opportunity, she agreed, but also made sure her sister brought the shirt along, with Saskia negotiating down from wearing the shirt in the stands to merely bringing it along in her bag.

“So I was like ‘you have to wear the shirt’ and