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Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, congratulates Jill Scott during the UEFA Women’s Euro England 2022 final match between England and Germany at Wembley Stadium on July 31, 2022 in London, England

Prince Williamis cheering for a national athlete’s next chapter.

The 40-year-old royal shared a personal message on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s joint Instagram Story Tuesday, shouting out Jill Scott MBE of the England women’s soccer team after she announced her retirement.

“A pioneer of Women’s football and a great team player @JillScottJS8,” William wrote, linking to The Player’s Tribune post where Scott made the announcement. Scott, 35, recently helped lead the Lionesses to victory in the Women’s Euro 2020 final, ending a legendary 16-year career at the national level on a high note.

“Congratulations on a wonderful career, it’s been a pleasure to get to know you,” William continued. “Tiny bit pleased there won’t be any more slide tackles during ‘friendly’ kickabouts,” he joked, signing off “W.”

The future king seemed to reference a running joke from 2012, when Scott accidentally knocked the prince to the ground during a charity soccer game.

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge congratulate footballer Jill Scott on their instagram

“It does stem back to about 10 years ago when we did a charity event and I slipped and slide-tackled him and actually wiped him out,” she revealed on her BBC podcastJill Scott’s Coffee Clubin April.

“The running joke whenever he’s seen us was like, ‘No yellow cards this tournament, Jill!’ " she added.

In late July, William attended theWomen’s Euro Finalat London’s Wembley Stadium in his capacity as president of the Football Association, England soccer’s governing body.

England’s players celebrate with the trophy after their win in the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 final.FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty

England’s players celebrate with the trophy after their win in the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 final football match between England and Germany at the Wembley stadium, in London, on July 31, 2022. - England won a major women’s tournament for the first time as Chloe Kelly’s extra-time goal secured a 2-1 victory over Germany at a sold out Wembley on Sunday.

After the match, the prince had the honor of presenting England captain Leah Williamson with the trophy, and congratulated players on the field – even giving Scott a hug.

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“We both want to wish the lionesses the best of luck tonight, you’ve done amazingly well in the competition and we’re rooting for you all the way!,” William said ina video message, as Charlotte added “Good luck! I hope you win. Bye!'

The caption on the post read “Good luck tonight @Lionesses, we’re all cheering for you!”

William can often be found in the soccer stands, most notably alongsidePrince George, 9, andKate Middleton, 40, at the men’s Euro 2020 games last summer.

Charlotte is also a"budding star” in soccer,her dad recently revealed, and has previouslyjoined her family at matches featuring Aston Villa, William’s favorite team.

source: people.com