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England reached the final of the 2025 Women’s Euro with a miracle and a controversy. The Lionesses beat Italy in the semifinal on Tuesday via a last-minute goal in stoppage time, then a questionably penalty that gave them the winning goal in extra time. They will face the winner of Wednesday’s Germany-Spain match on Sunday. Advertisement The winning goal, scored …

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Tonight’s teams reached the semi-final in exactly the same manner: by doing a number on some Scandinavian dark horses. Relive every dramatic moment of those noir thrillers here. Share Preamble England haven’t brought their best stuff to Euro 2025 yet. Beaten by France, outplayed by Sweden, …

The Athletic has live coverage of England vs. Italy semifinal at the 2025 UEFA Women’s Euros. There are a couple of paradoxes in international women’s football in Europe at the moment. The first is that, while the overall quality of the game is steadily improving year on year, it is difficult to make a case that any individual side has …

How did Italy reach the semi-finals?published at 12:44 British Summer Time 12:44 BST England v Italy (20:00 BST) Alex BrothertonBBC Sport journalist If the expectations were that defending champions England would reach at least the semi-finals, the same cannot be said of opponents Italy. Italy, who are the lowest ranked side left in the tournament, progressed to the knockouts by …

CNN  —  England’s Jess Carter says she will step back from social media after the defender said she has received “a lot of racist abuse” since the beginning of the 2025 UEFA Women’s Euros. Carter has started all four matches for England as the team has reached the semifinal stage of the tournament, where the Lionesses are seeking to win …

Smilla Holmberg didn’t even think she was meant to be on the pitch. The player who missed the decisive penalty in Thursday’s Euro 2025 quarter-final had spent the first half of extra time hobbling around at right-back, having twisted her ankle making a brilliant last-ditch block on Alessia Russo’s shot as England threatened to win the tie 3-2 at the …

As the knockout stage of the Women’s Euro 2025 continues, England orchestrated one of the most spectacular wins of the tournament. The Lionesses pulled off a miraculous comeback late in the second half of Thursday’s quarterfinal against Sweden, before holding on to win the game in penalties. The shootout was all about the goalkeepers, as English keeper Hannah Hampton and …

Sweden 0-1 England (penalty one) England won the toss, benefitting from a shootout in front of their own fans and took the first penalty. Up stepped Alessia Russo, the Lionesses’ trusty goal threat. Jennifer Falk dived the right way, but her powerful effort never looked like being stopped. “Russo has left nothing on the pitch so to strike that as …

‘Angeldahl is one to watch’published at 19:48 British Summer Time 19:48 BST Sweden v England (20:00 BST) Karen BardsleyFormer England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live I genuinely think Filippa Angeldahl will be the key to this Sweden attack. Anything we’ve seen in previous games has gone through her, she’s linked up so much with Rytting Kaneryd on the right …

Sin-caraz here to stay The level of shot-making and athleticism produced by Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz as their fast-developing rivalry continued in the men’s singles final was a joy to behold. Except, perhaps, if you’re one of the guys trying to usurp them. The pair look set to maintain a stranglehold on the men’s game for the foreseeable future. …