2 h. ago Liverpool FC ‘devastated’ after Diogo Jota dies in car accident in Spain – updates

Jota was 28, a father of three young children and had married his partner, Rute Cardoso, less than two weeks agoDiogo Jota dies aged 28 after car crash in SpainThe Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has been killed in a car accident in Spain. He was 28, a father of three young children and had married his long-term partner, Rute Cardoso, less than two weeks ago.The tragic news was first reported in Portuguese media and has been confirmed by Liverpool. It is understood that Jota and his brother, 26-year-old André, were travelling in a car that came off a road in the province of Zamora. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago ‘Everything is better’: how Rubiales’s unwanted kiss transformed Spanish women’s football

Football’s reigning world champions – and favourites to win Euro 2025 – have become symbols of women’s fight for equalityFor years, they battled multiple fronts: pushing back against the misogyny, misconduct and mistreatment of their football federation while simultaneously seeking to be the best in the world.The duelling conflicts of Spain’s national women’s team exploded into public view after they won the World Cup in 2023 – a historic triumph that was almost immediately overshadowed by an unwanted kiss on the lips from the country’s football chief. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Women’s Euro 2025: favourites Spain enter fray after Swiss slip on opening night – live

All the latest news and reaction from SwitzerlandEmail Will | Interactive player guide | WallchartIt seems only right, you want to get to know about the teams in action later. We have guides to each and every one of them.Today’s games: Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Norway apply Euros sting as the cowbell tolls on Switzerland’s big night | Nick Ames

The opening goal sparked an eruption in the stands for a football country finding its place but hope slipped awayAs time wore down and Switzerland strained to restore parity in a match that had looked so comfortably within their grasp, the clattering encouragement of a cowbell sounded from St Jakob-Park’s west stand. It may unwittingly have been tolling for the home nation, whose campaign now stands on a knife-edge after one day. The occasion’s celebratory feel had largely been matched by the vibrancy of their football; this, though, was ultimately a barely deserved triumph of Norwegian experience over local expectation.“This Euro arrives a bit too early,” La Liberté had cautioned its readers over their matchday breakfast. It was hardly a rousing tone-setter but perhaps the point was fair. Nobody watching Pia Sundhage’s players work through the thirds, tear away down the wings and pin their opponents back for the first 50 minutes of this showpiece would have questioned the technical...

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18 h. ago Women's Euro 2025: Fixtures, results, latest table standings as Switzerland are beaten in opener

Group phase is underway and the host nation have made a bad start

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21 h. ago Women's Euro 2025: Fixtures, results, latest table standings after Finland win opener

Lionesses looking to defend their crown but Spain are favourites to rule supreme

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34 h. ago Euro 2025 prize money: How much do teams win round by round?

Uefa confirmed prize money will be more than double what it was when England lifted the Women’s Euros in 2022

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34 h. ago What did Eni Aluko say about Ian Wright? ITV’s Euro 2025 pundit controversy explained

Aluko apologised after Wright’s name was brought into a discussion on male pundits ‘dominating’ women’s football, with the former England and Arsenal striker not part of ITV’s coverage

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35 h. ago Leah Williamson lays out how England can take Arsenal impetus into Euros campaign

Five members of England's Euro 2025 squad played for Arsenal in their Women's Champions League final win, including Lionesses captain and centre-back Leah Williamson

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45 h. ago A moment to sense the sheer scale of progress: Euro 2025 set for kick

The narrative arc of women’s football in Switzerland is a familiar one: from apathy to hostility to mockery to inertia to change. Now the country will host one of the biggest events in the sporting calendarIn 1957 the Swiss newspaper Sport published a short editorial under the headline “Women’s Football?” Furious that a women’s friendly between Germany and the Netherlands was being hosted in Basel, the writer mocked: “This event is not about football, but rather should be classified as an exhibition or circus performance.”On Wednesday evening, in front of a sell-out crowd, Switzerland will play their opening game of a home European Championship that will be one of the biggest sporting events held in the country. Sport newspaper, sadly, will be unable to chronicle the event, having folded in 1999. Life moves on you pretty fast. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Why chaotic Norway and hosts Switzerland will set the tone for Euro 2025

The level of European teams has increased ahead of Euro 2025, but will either Norway or Switzerland emerge from their packs to make it a tournament of shocks?

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49 h. ago Women's Euro 2025: Fixtures, results, latest table standings and how to watch

Lionesses looking to defend their crown but Spain are favourites to rule supreme

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51 h. ago Euro 2025 latest: England prepare for scorching heat as decision made on opening game

The action gets underway tomorrow as Iceland and Finland play the curtain-raiser before hosts Switzerland face Norway

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52 h. ago Women’s Euro 2025: Guardian writers’ predictions for the tournament

Spain are expected to win the tournament for the first time but England have a Golden Boot contender in Alessia RussoIt feels as if Spain and a revitalised Germany have the wind in their sails to meet in Basel, even if Aitana Bonmatí’s illness is a real worry for the world champions. Spain will win out on the night. England know the ropes and cannot be ruled out but their path to glory looks complicated. Nick Ames Continue reading...

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3 d. ago How Euro 2025 could show a distinctive power shift in women’s football

After years of American dominance within the sport, the balance of power has shifted to Europe with world champions Spain leading the way

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3 d. ago Emma Hayes: ‘As for managing England one day, I’ll never say never’

Former Chelsea manager on adjusting to life and work in the US, what she’s looking forward to in this summer’s Euros and pining for roast chickenHi Emma, you seem like you’ve taken to the US like a duck to water. But what food or drink from back home are you missing? Antony, Staffordshire I always miss a roast dinner, roast chicken. And the milk. The milk is different over there so when you have a cup of tea, it’s just not the same because the milk is not the same. It alters the quality of the tea so, listen, that’s tough for me.How’s life in America been treating you? Is the infrastructure for women’s football noticeably more developed there? And the million-dollar question: what happens when your new team face England in the World Cup final in 2027? Tom Stubbs, BrusselsFirst of all, I love being there. The cultural approach to the girls’ and women’s game is more ingrained in the US, because they’ve been doing it for longer in terms of providing opportunities. That’s noticeable, an...

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3 d. ago Womens Euro 2025: Fixtures, full TV schedule, England fixtures and full list of BBC pundits

Full details of how to watch this summer’s Women's Euro 2025 tournament.

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3 d. ago Women's Euro 2025 Group D guide: England, Netherlands, France, Wales

Here is your complete lowdown to Group D of the Women’s Euros 2025 – including England, Netherlands, France and Wales.

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3 d. ago When does the Women's Euros begin? Euro 2025 Lionesses fixtures, start date and hosts

Everything you need to know about the Women’s Euro 2025, including start date, fixtures and host

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3 d. ago When does the Women's Euros start? Euro 2025 Lionesses fixtures, dates and hosts

Everything you need to know about the Women’s Euro 2025, including start date, fixtures and host

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