LYON, France -- When one of the media officers for the England women's national soccer team recently had checked in his suitcase at Heathrow Airport, the security officials may have been surprised at some of the contents.
Amid the usual travel wears, there were bottles and bottles of HP Sauce, a British condiment that goes with anything and everything .
So when a player and team have been entrenched within the biggest tournament of their careers, any bit of levity, or HP Sauce, helps.
It's part of the larger blueprint put into place by manager Phil Neville and England: be mentally strong, physically tuned and stay united.