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England midfielder Keira Walsh hopes opponents Spain can “enjoy” playing in the Euro 2025 final without the “controversy” that surrounded the World Cup. Spain beat England 1-0 in the 2023 final but their victory was overshadowed by former football federation boss Luis Rubiales’ sexual assault case involving striker Jenni Hermoso. As players received their medals in Sydney, Rubiales grabbed Hermoso …

ZURICH (AP) — Aitana Bonmatí scored in extra time to send Spain to its first Women’s European Championship final with a 1-0 win over Germany on Wednesday, setting up a repeat of the 2023 World Cup title match. A stubborn Germany performance had seen it take the world champions to extra time and Spain needed a superb strike from the …

A rematch of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup final is on the way. Aitana Bonmatí beat Germany’s Ann-Katrin Berger near post with an angled shot to the bottom right-corner in the 113th minute at Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich, Switzerland, to break a scoreless tie in extra time and send Spain to its first-ever UEFA Women’s Euro final. Advertisement Berger …

The rain drenched Spain’s players in this wide, sweeping bowl but nobody was in any rush to leave the pitch. They were still out there more than two and a half hours after they had begun their shot at history, waving at their exultant families and reliving what had just passed. A first European Championship final awaits on Sunday, which …

After England managed a stunning (and controversial) win over Italy on Tuesday, the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 continues Wednesday with another heavyweight matchup. Spain and Germany square off in the tournament’s second semifinal for a chance to face England in Sunday’s final. Spain, the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup champs, have looked as dominant as ever this tournament. The team …

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Something for you to listen to before this clash gets underway: Share Montse Tomé, Spain coach, added: The team has made history. These players are destined for greatness. Our [quarter-final] performance was very good against a [Switzerland] team playing at home, which we knew would be …

BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Spain ended Switzerland’s dreamy midsummer run through its home Women’s European Championship in a 2-0 win in the quarterfinals on Friday despite missing two penalty kicks. Swiss resistance was broken by the world champion’s two goals in a five-minute spell midway through the second half. Advertisement Athenea Del Castillo slotted in a shot from Aitana Bonmatí’s …

Spain continued their quest for a first European Championship crown by scoring two second-half goals to knock out hosts Switzerland and reach the semi-finals. The world champions were made to work hard for the victory in Bern as they struggled to break down a stubborn Swiss defence in the opening half. Spain twice failed from the penalty spot, but goals …

Count Sarah Spain among those who weren’t impressed with Shane Gillis’ performance as ESPYs host. In a post shared early Thursday on X, the former ESPN reporter called out the Worldwide Leader for bringing the comedian into the fold as emcee, who took shots at Megan Rapinoe, Caitlin Clark and the WNBA during his divisive outing. “In a year of …