43 h. ago Transfer window updates, World Cup qualifying and more: football news – live

Men’s transfer interactive | Women’s transfer interactiveRead the latest edition of Football Daily | And mail BarryWomen’s Euro 2025: A glitzy, celeb-speckled Euro squad launch helped the feelgood factor around England’s Lionesses a month ahead of this summer’s Euros but there are still questions over squad harmony, strength in depth and player welfare. Words: Suzanne Wrack.Nations League semi-final: Down 5-1 after 67 minutes at the Stuttgart Arena, France scored three goals to reduce their deficit but it was Spain who advanced to Sunday’s final against Portugal. Sid Lowe reports Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Sarina Wiegman and England still have work to do to blow away clouds of doubt | Suzanne Wrack

Glitzy Euro squad launch helps the feelgood factor but there are still questions over squad harmony, strength in depth and player welfareMusic thumping, quick transitions, a host of celebrities and inspirational words. There’s nothing like an England squad announcement video to get you in the mood for a major tournament. “I hope you can feel it from the streets to the stands, the summer is in the safest hands,” the poet Sophia Thakur tells us, exactly one month out from England’s first game of Euro 2025 against France.The slogan is “It’s time to go again” and the squad is announced by a host of big names, from Maisie Adam, Daisy May Cooper and Keely Hodgkinson, to David Beckham, Alex Scott, Bukayo Saka and Harry Kane. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Sarina Wiegman hits back at England crisis claims amid Lauren James injury update

Sarina Wiegman says decision for Mary Earps, Fran Kirby and Millie Bright to step aside before next month's defence of their Euros title is already in the past

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60 h. ago Sarina Wiegman responds to Lionesses crisis claims: ‘There is always noise’

England have been rocked by the retirements of Fran Kirby and Mary Earps, while Millie Bright withdrew from consideration for selection for Euro 2025

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60 h. ago England not in ‘crisis’ ahead of Euro 2025, says boss Sarina Wiegman

Wiegman says the Lionesses have to deal with the ‘noise’.

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60 h. ago Sarina Wiegman dismisses suggestion of crisis in England camp ahead of Euro 2025

Wiegman insists Lionesses have ‘moved on’ after retirements and squad withdrawals

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61 h. ago England Lionesses squad announcement LIVE: Sarina Wiegman names her 23

Follow Mail Sport's live blog as Sarina Wiegman names her 23-player squad to take to Switzerland for the 2025 Women's Euros.

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4 d. ago Wiegman optimistic Lauren James will be fit for Lionesses’ squad at Euro 2025

Forward sidelined since April with hamstring injuryEngland squad for tournament named on ThursdaySarina Wiegman spoke positively about Lauren James’s chances of being fit enough to play at this summer’s European Championship, as she prepares to name her final squad of 23 players for the tournament on Thursday.The Chelsea forward has been sidelined since sustaining a hamstring injury in April during a victory for England at home to Belgium at Ashton Gate, and her involvement in July’s Euros in Switzerland has been in doubt, but on Tuesday night Wiegman appeared more than optimistic. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Sarina Wiegman ‘pretty close’ to knowing Euro 2025 squad as Lionesses selection looms

England have one more Nations League game against Spain before the squad is named

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7 d. ago Lionesses star Lauren Hemp grateful to be back in time for Euros after long injury journey

Sarina Wiegman's England side will begin their Euros defence in July and there were times when Lauren Hemp wondered when she'd be able to return after a long lay-off

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7 d. ago Sarina Wiegman still weighing up options before naming England’s Euros squad

Chelsea forward Aggie Beever-Jones certainly made a case for inclusion on Friday night with a hat-trick against Portugal.

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7 d. ago Arsenal, a packed Estádio José Alvalade and the reason I fell in love with football | Suzanne Wrack

My journalistic cap slipped slightly but the feeling I have seeing the team I adore lift the Champions League is indescribableI can’t type the words. Sophie Downey’s stopwatch, started the moment the clock hit 90 minutes, is running on the desk next to me, but my fingers won’t move. I refuse to write a variation of “Arsenal are European champions” with time still on the clock because the thought of having to press that backspace key and delete it is too much. The editors will have to wait; I’ll start writing the intro paragraph when there’s one minute 30 seconds of the seven minutes of stoppage time to go, but gingerly, agonisingly – even that feels too soon.I believe, I really do, but what if? And then I’m too busy sobbing into my hands to finish or press send. The narratives, there are so many narratives: Renée Slegers, the former academy player head coach with the retro Arsenal ring on her little finger who was made permanent manager only four months ago; Leah Williamson’s journe...

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8 d. ago Friday’s briefing: Man City want to be more ‘aggressive’ in market

Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak admitted the club “probably should have been more aggressive” on the transfer front last summer as he looked back on their 2024-25 season.Manchester United’s Amad Diallo said he did not regret his actions, alleging he had been reacting to insults about his mother, after the winger appeared to make an obscene gesture towards fans in Malaysia, while England boss Sarina Wiegman expressed her disappointment at no longer having Mary Earps to call upon.Khaldoon on transfersIn his annual end-of-season interview, Khaldoon reflected City should have done more to strengthen going into a campaign that saw them relinquish the Premier League title, finishing third, and exit the Champions League before the last 16.Savinho and Ilkay Gundogan were the only major signings last summer as Julian Alvarez departed, with City subsequently spending big to bring in a number of players in January.Khaldoon told City’s website: “I think when I look back, last summe...

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9 d. ago Sarina Wiegman left ‘disappointed and sad’ by Mary Earps’ England retirement

Earps announced her international retirement this week and will not be available to Lionesses for the upcoming Euros

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9 d. ago Sarina Wiegman left ‘sad’ and ‘disappointed’ after Mary Earps’ shock retirement before Euro 2025

The Lionesses take on Portugal and Spain in preparation for the Women’s Euros this summer in Switzerland, with Earps’ retirement leaving Chelsea’s Hannah Hampton as the No. 1

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1 week ago Mary Earps made indelible mark with England and leaves big gloves to fill | Suzanne Wrack

Goalkeeper’s international retirement has people questioning the timing but not what she has given to LionessesThe news of Mary Earps’s retirement from international football has been met with a cacophony of views, ranging from shock and disappointment to sadness and anger.That the decision to step away has prompted such emotional responses, coming less than six weeks before the first game of England’s European Championship defence, is a testament to her popularity and the standing she has in the game. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Why Mary Earps walked out on Lionesses five weeks before beginning Euros defence

Goalkeeper Mary Earps has made the shock decision to retire from international football with England manager Sarina Wiegman saying she is disappointed by the decision

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1 week ago Mary Earps QUITS Lionesses: Star walks out on England after being dropped from No 1 role by Sarina Wiegman

Earps has been Sarina Wiegman's first-choice goalkeeper since the Dutch coach took charge, but has been in a battle with Hannah Hampton for the No 1 jersey at this summer's Euros.

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3 w. ago Sarina Wiegman urges England stars to be ‘smart’ if playing seven

Manchester United and Man City will be involved in the Women’s World Sevens tournament later this month

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