Chloe Kelly MBE? Chloe Kelly OBE? Dame Chloe Kelly? England, QPR and Arsenal fans can't agree on her new title… but they're united in believing she should get one.
The 27-year-old supersub, who scored the winning spot kick to help the Lionesses retain their Euro crown in Switzerland, is the pride of west London.
She and her family have been told they'll be welcome as guests of honour at this Saturday's last pre-season friendly at Loftus Road as QPR – the team she's supported since she was a toddler – play rivals Brentford.
But having been a guest of honour at 10 Downing Street, and travelled round the cheering streets of London in an open-top parade this week, what she's really looking forward to is some quality holiday time with husband Scott Moore, days after their first wedding anniversary.
Chloe, who had already collected a Champions League winners' medal with the Gunners earlier in the summer, is likely to prove the biggest replica shirt saleswoman for Arsenal in the coming season.
Having scored the winner at Wembley in Euro 2022, she provided the assist to allow Alessia Russo to level against Spain in the final of Euro 2025 in Basel… then confidently blasted home England's all-important clinching penalty following her trademark hop, skip and hoof-it run-up.
The lifelong QPR fan, who grew up in Hanwell and first played football in the local park with her six older brothers and sisters, said after Sunday evening's final – watched by millions in bars and houses back home: "There were a lot of tears at full-time, especially when I saw my family, because they were the people who got me through those tough, dark moments."
She described her England manager Sarina Weigman as "amazing", adding: "She's an incredible woman; what she's done for this country we should all be so grateful for, and what she's done for me individually… well, she gave me hope when I probably didn't have any."
The last year has been a rollercoaster for Chloe, who fell out of favour at Manchester City and was allowed to return to her first senior club, Arsenal.
But it's at Rangers where the never-say-die winger is celebrated as 'one of our own'. "I was a season ticket holder at Loftus Road, and it's always nice to go back there," she said before the Euros, having begun playing for QPR girls at the age of eight before becoming a regular in the club's U10s team which won the Home Counties Cup.
She was a member of the Rangers youth team which went two straight years undefeated before she left to join Arsenal's Centre of Excellence when she was 12.
But Chloe wasn't the only Lioness heroine. Chelsea star Lucy Bronze, who played the entire tournament with a fractured left tibia, was one of the key performers, as was teammate and sub Niamh Charles, who scored one of England's penalties.
Blues keeper Hannah Hampton made crucial saves in the shoot-out after the final couldn't be settled in normal time or extra time, while Keira Walsh was pivotal in midfield and Lauren James – subbed by Chloe five minutes before half-time – gave her all, despite injury issues.
Rs' coach Steve Quashie has said that Chloe is an inspiration to all young football wannabes in Shepherds Bush and across west London, and that he hopes it will spur other girls to take up the game.
"Our name is out there," he said. "It's great that Chloe is such a passionate supporter who continually references QPR in interviews. For us it's about being recognised by the wider community, that we support players and create nice environments and platforms for them to flourish.
"Hopefully on the back of this we can get more supporters down to our women's games at Hanwell Town, and get younger girls supporting the Rs on matchdays at Loftus Road."
Tickets for Saturday's (2 August) 3pm QPR v Brentford friendly are now on sale.
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