Young Lions
Proper noun
Meaning
Young Lions
(soccer) The members of an England national football youth team, such as the under-21, under-20, under-17 etc.
Examples
One Friday night act, Young Lions of New York, consists of all New York City players and is led by East Aurora native and trumpeter John Hasselback III.
This has been escalated by Sirina Camara’s season-ending anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury suffered in the game against Young Lions last week.
In the final group game, Armstrong was named man of the match and has impressed for the Young Lions so far.
Meanwhile, at Hassocks, the Under-21 West league title was won with two games to spare as the Young Lions beat the Robins 3-1.