Women's Euros
A rollercoaster would be Georgia Stanway’s tattoo of choice to sum up Euro 2025.
There have been highs — from equalisers in the dying seconds to multiple penalty shootout victories — and lows that included conceding in the second minute in the quarter-final, error-strewn play and nervous spot kicks.
Ella Toone said the team nearly “killed (Sarina Wiegman) twice this tournament”. Make that three times after England beat Spain 3-1 on penalties in Basel on Sunday to retain the trophy they won on home soil in 2022.
One of the storylines of this European Championship for England has been their ability to fight back and save themselves, having made slow starts. They had to come from behind against Spain, but they actually started the game better than at any other point in the tournament. Their tempo was high, they kept the ball well, and they defended astutely. In the first half, Spain simply took their chance through a fantastically worked goal finished off by Mariona Caldentey.
