12 h. ago Rangers strongest XI for Panathinaikos as Thelo Aasgaard injury blow opens door for Euro history

We're just days away from competitive football returning to Ibrox and we've picked the strongest XI Rangers fans can expect

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22 h. ago Thelo Aasgaard is Rangers injury doubt for Champions League clash as Russell Martin sweats over squad submission

Aasgaard could miss Panathinaikos game while Ibrox boss is still dealing with delays to Cyriel Dessrers' and Hamza Igamane's returns

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26 h. ago How Sweden became a progressive powerhouse of women’s football

The country has a long history of championing the women’s game, pioneering coaching and iconic playersFor a nation with a population of 10 million, with a men’s national side that failed to quality for three of the past four World Cups, Sweden have a track record in women’s football that belongs to a sporting superpower.Sweden finished third at three of the past four Women’s World Cups and are five-time World Cup semi-finalists. They also claimed the silver medal at the Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo Olympics. In Europe, their success is even more consistent and they stand one win from a 10th European semi-final when they meet England in Zurich on Thursday. Their men’s national side has not reached a world or European semi-final for more than 30 years. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Jess Fishlock makes Wales history before France take control at Euro 2025

Given that they were playing next door to a branch of Ikea it could be tempting to say Wales collapsed in the manner of badly assembled flat pack furniture. But that would be very wrong.An admittedly emphatic scoreline that leaves France top of Group D and well on course for the quarter-finals does not tell the whole story of a much improved Welsh performance on a night when Jess Fishlock scored a historic goal. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Lionesses will be going home if they do not shape up but history offers hope | Tom Garry

Much better display is needed against the Netherlands from a team with a habit of bouncing back under WiegmanThe England fans in Zurich have a new favourite song, replacing the word “Tequila!” with “Sarina!” It is a fun twist on a 1950s number from The Champs, written by the American saxophonist Chuck Rio. If the band’s name is fitting, for a few more days at least, for England’s status as defending champions, by full-time at Stadion Letzigrund against France the artist’s name was more in keeping with the mood among supporters, because Sarina Wiegman’s side are in genuine danger of being chucked out of Euro 2025.England will point to Alessia Russo’s goal at 0-0 being ruled out for an offside that did not seem conclusive even from zoomed-in VAR images, yet the simple truth is this: if England do not improve markedly when they face the Netherlands on Wednesday, they will probably be out before they face Wales in their final group match. Defeat would spell the end unless France lose to...

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1 week ago Vivianne Miedema’s moment of history breaks Wales resistance on Women’s Euro 2025 debut

Wales 0-3 Netherlands: Miedema brought up her century in style as the tournament debutants fell to defeat

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1 week ago Women’s Euro 2025: England kick off with French test as Wales make history – live

Holders face France in Zurich as Wales face the DutchPlayer guide | David Squires’ wallchart | Mail JohnFriday’s matches saw a couple of favourites win.Here’s where it all starts for the Lionesses. The beginning of the end or the end of the beginning? A huge test awaits in the challenge of France. A new-look team, though one full of established stars, needs to get out of the group stage, and then perhaps the competition opens up for them. That’s all in the future, perhaps, but for Wales this is history, to quote in the news Noel Gallagher, the end of a long journey to be at a finals. Jess Fishlock leads her team against the Dutch, and Wales could be the wild card. So, a big day awaits, with news from the footbal industry as a whole coming in all day. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ella Toone's Tyldesley childhood forged Man United star into a history maker ahead of Euro 2025

Ella Toone's goal in the Euro 2022 helped to change the landscape of women's football in England but her passion for the game first discovered in Tyldesley remains a constant

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2 w. ago Heavily armed federal agents blow door off suspect’s home. He wasn’t there — but girlfriend and kids were

Officers blow off door and window before sending in drone to clear house room by room

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2 w. ago An oral history of England’s Euro 2022 triumph: ‘It was an out

Those who played and witnessed firsthand the Lionesses’ success at a rapturous Wembley share their memoriesOn 31 July 2022 the Lionesses made history, Chloe Kelly’s goal in extra time earning a 2-1 win over Germany to secure a first major title at Euro 2022. The home Euros had swung the nation behind the team and women’s football has not looked back. What did the day of the final look like? Ahead of the Lionesses beginning their title defence, this is the inside story of English women’s football’s greatest day.Waking up on the morning of the final, there was an eerie air of calm and confidence in the England camp. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Lionesses: Why Hannah Hampton's history makes her perfect Mary Earps replacement for Euro 2025

Mary Earps’ retirement leaves a void to fill but history suggests Hampton can do just that

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