6 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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7 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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10 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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12 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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13 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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41 h. 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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44 h. 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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55 h. 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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55 h. 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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56 h. 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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56 h. 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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64 h. ago England Women’s Euros squad 2025: Guide to every Lionesses player

Seven England players will be heading to their first major tournament as the Lionesses look to win Euro 2025 in Switzerland

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64 h. ago Leah Williamson challenges 'different' Lionesses team to 'make memories' at Euro 2025

Leah Williamson has sent a message to her England team-mates as the Lionesses captain has tasked her team with defending their Euros title in Switzerland

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3 d. ago Anna Moorhouse gives verdict on England Women's Euro 2025 role after Mary Earps exit

England goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse is ready to go if required in Switzerland after the retirement of Mary Earps and to support Hannah Hampton "in the right way"

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3 d. ago Euro 2025 is sure to showcase just how far women’s football has come | Emma Hayes

England, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands are the teams to beat but the tournament in Switzerland will be incredibly tightYou only have to wind the clock back two full major-tournament cycles, to Euro 2017, and there were no fully professional women’s leagues in Europe. Thanks to increased investment in the women’s game, there are now more than 3,000 full-time female players across the continent, and that professionalisation is why my overriding feeling about this summer’s Euros is that the quality is going to be so much higher than we have seen before. And it will be so tight.In Spain, England and Germany there are three strong favourites who are all capable of going on to win it and I would add the Netherlands to the top four. I was so impressed when we [the United States] played the Dutch in December. They will need everybody fit but, on their day, they are a top side. Beyond that, this tournament is going to show the prowess of the Nations League, which was introduced since th...

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4 d. ago Alexia Putellas: ‘The cruciate, the meniscus: you’ve closed that cycle. Done. I felt free’

Spain’s icon, the world’s best female player, discusses her journey back from injury and going to the Euros to compete for ‘the trophy we are missing’‘It wasn’t my knee that hurt, it was my soul,” the Queen says, but now she is back. There is a look in Alexia Putellas’s eye, a light. “You know that feeling, that sense of security when it’s like you’re capable of anything?” the double Ballon d’Or winner says, leaning forward on a sofa at Spain’s Las Rozas HQ.“At that moment, I felt it. And now I’ve got that feeling once again. I’m happy; the desire for these Euros is huge. I can’t wait to start, to go and give my everything.” And Alexia Putellas’s everything is everything. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Women's Euro 2025 wallchart: Don't miss your glossy A2 Euros wallchart inside this weekend's Mail On Sunday

Whether you're a footie fan or have an aspiring Lioness in your life, the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 giant, double-sided wallchart, in association with Pepsi, is the ultimate guide to the tournament.

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5 d. ago FREE Women's Euro 2025 wallchart: Don't miss your glossy A2 Euros wallchart inside this weekend's Mail On Sunday

Whether you're a footie fan or have an aspiring Lioness in your life, the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 giant, double-sided wallchart, in association with Pepsi, is the ultimate guide to the tournament.

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7 d. ago Women's Euro 2025 Group A guide: Switzerland, Norway, Finland, Iceland

Here is your complete lowdown to Group A of the Women’s Euros 2025 – including Switzerland, Norway, Finland, Iceland.

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9 d. ago Wales women head for Euro 2025 wanting to scale heights and leave legacy

Undaunted by being drawn in a formidable group, Rhian Wilkinson’s side go to Switzerland determined to create opportunities for girls back homeThe rain cascading down on the Vale of Glamorgan is so heavy, so incessant, that the hotel’s reception has run out of umbrellas for guests to borrow and frustrated golfers crowd the lobby. Only two sets of residents seem oblivious to the weather; those heading to the spa and the Wales Women squad. It is late May and with Rhian Wilkinson’s players flying to Switzerland for Euro 2025 at the end of June far too much is at stake for anyone wearing a national tracksuit to be at a loose end.Charlie Estcourt has travelled to the sprawling Vale Resort from the United States where she plays for Washington’s DC Power, but the midfielder is not about to succumb to jet lag. Instead, she is focused on impressing Wilkinson as the team trains at the Welsh’s FA’s centre of excellence within the hotel’s verdant grounds. “We have a no-excuses culture now,” say...

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