Touching meaning behind Lioness Ella Toone's celebration after semi-final goal

Ella Toone previously revealed the special meaning behind her goal celebrations as England took on Australia in the semi-final of the Women's World Cup.The footballer, 23, is currently in Australia and New Zealand hoping to take the Lionesses to the final after a nail-biting match against the national team. During the match Ella, who plays as an attacking midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester United, scored a stunning strike in the 36th-minute.

Viewers noticed during her celebration that Ella kissed her wrist before making a love heart with her hands.The footballer previously revealed her reason for doing this after unveiling a tattoo on her wrist which she had alongside some of her closest friends. Speaking to BBC Sport, she said: “Yeah, I’d do an absolute madness.

I definitely do think about that and in tournament football moments fall to different people and if you take them moments, and we’ve definitely had a lot of them throughout the tournament. “I’m sure if it falls to me in the box then I’d be buzzing if I put it away.” Buy the England kit As England make history and fly through to the World Cup final - get your England kit here! Buy from the FA Store here Buy from the NIKE Store here Ella added that her besties have given her "strict instructions" to pay tribute to them if she were to score a goal.

"We all got a matching tattoo before I came out," she said. “They want me to kiss it and do a little love heart.

So I promised them that I’d do that.” Away from football, it was recently revealed that Ella's boyfriend was non-league footballer Joe Bunney, who she also paid a touching tribute to.The pair were photographed hugging and kissing on the beach in Ibiza. A source told The Sun: “Ella and Joe are