9 h. ago England Women handed major injury boost ahead of Euro 2025 opener vs France

England begin their European Championships title defence against France on Saturday and their opponents have been sweating on the fitness of a key player before the game

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10 h. ago Lionesses: England looking to shake off nerves ahead of Euro 2025 opener, says Leah Williamson

England’s Euros title defence kicks off on Saturday night

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12 h. ago Why blockbuster Euro 2025 opener is a huge moment for a ‘new England’

Sarina Wiegman’s defending champions step into the unknown at Euro 2025 with a crunch opening match against France

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14 h. ago England handed Lauren James boost ahead of crunch Euro 2025 opener against France

James played 30 minutes against Jamaica last week but Sarina Wiegman said the forward ‘can play more than that’ against France

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15 h. ago A look at the big talking points ahead of England’s Euro 2025 opener vs France

Can the Lionesses stay cool, both literally and figuratively?

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15 h. ago Spain dazzle, Ada delivers and England prepare for France – Women’s Football Weekly

Faye Carruthers is joined by Tom Garry, Sophie Downey and Tim Stillman to review the opening games of Euro 2025 and preview England and Wales’ tough starts in Group DOn the podcast today: Euro 2025 is officially under way, and it’s Spain who’ve set the pace with a dominant 5-0 win over Portugal. Elsewhere, Italy edges Belgium to stake their claim as dark horses, and Ada Hegerberg’s 50th international goal helps Norway stun hosts Switzerland.There’s a shock win for Finland over Iceland, Vicky López announces herself on the big stage, and we learn a lot about cheese, fondue, and Swiss wine along the way. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Lucy Bronze: Tough opener makes England’s Euro 2025 challenge ‘more exciting’

The 2022 semi-finalists are the first opponents for Sarina Wiegman’s side.

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18 h. ago Lucy Bronze says tough opener makes England’s Euro challenge ‘more exciting’

The 2022 semi-finalists are the first opponents for Sarina Wiegman’s side.

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20 h. ago Euro 2025 live: England build up to opening game against France and Lauren James update

England take on France on Saturday evening while the action continues today with two games from Group C

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4 d. ago Lauren James returns to set up biggest question of England’s Euro 2025 opener

After a timely and eye-catching appearance off the bench in her first minutes in three months, just what part will James play in England’s opener against France on Saturday?

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8 d. ago ‘A bit like a new era’: Lauren James on England’s Euro 2025 ambitions

Chelsea forward on the way her brothers sharpened her skills and how the country can get behind the Lionesses‘I think it was in me from when I was young,” says Lauren James of the fierce competitive drive that has taken her from playing football with her brothers, Josh and Reece, in a park behind their house in Mortlake, south-west London, to England’s opening match of Euro 2025 against France in Zurich on 5 July. The 23-year-old returns from injury as the most likely catalyst for England’s hopes of remaining European champions because she has the skill and tenacity to be one of the tournament’s standout players.“It helped playing with my brothers all the time,” James says as she reflects on a footballing journey when her prodigious talent has blossomed with Chelsea and England while being tested by insidious abuse and racism. We need two interviews to get a little closer to the tangled heart of her story, but her natural reticence and reluctance to open up deserves respect. Co...

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