Jubilant return home

The German women's football team have arrived back on home turf a day after their European Championship victory. They were met by more than 5,000 cheering supporters outside Frankfurt city hall shortly after touching down.

Germany celebrate winning their sixth consecutive European title. The 1-0 final victory over Norway was played out in Sweden's Friends Arena in Solna.

Anja Mittag had good reason to be happy about her goal. She was brought on to start the second half, and it did not take long for her to make her mark. In the 49th minute she finished off a Celia Okoyina da Mbabi cross to score the only goal of the match.

Sunday's final was all about the woman between the posts. Nadine Angerer stopped a penalty in each half against Norway on the way to keeping a clean sheet. The team captain received enormous praise after the match, and deservedly so.

Striker Celia Okoyino da Mbabi frustrated the Norwegian defense for 90 minutes on Sunday. She was tough in the air and fast on the counterattack. It was her assist in the 49th minute, following a sprint down the left flank, which provided the game's only goal.

Coach Silvia Neid picked up her second European Championship trophy as Germany's coach after the win over Norway. The title goes along with her World Cup triumph in 2007, and the three European Championships she earned during her playing days. As a player, assistant coach or coach, Neid has been involved in all eight of Germany's European Championships and both of the team's World Cups.

The captain and hero of the final, Nadine Angerer, hoists the European Championship trophy after Germany's victory on Sunday. Of the 11 continental tournaments held since 1984, Germany has now won eight of them.