Spain composed themselves, waited for the right moment, and then calmly passed between England’s lines. But this isn’t an analysis of the tactical battle. It was the scene at 9pm at St Jakob Park when England formed a guard of honour, clapping Spain through to receive their runners-up medals. Somehow, England had done it again. “We were better,” said Spain …
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England manager Sarina Wiegman says her players decided to stop taking the knee before matches because the impact of the anti-racism gesture is “not good enough”. The Lionesses will not take the knee before their Euro 2025 semi-final against Italy on Tuesday after defender Jess Carter revealed she has been targeted with racist abuse on social media throughout the tournament. …
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‘We are more powerful as a collective’published at 18:26 British Summer Time 18:26 BST England v Italy (Tues, 20:00 BST) England More from Georgia Stanway about the Lionesses’ support for team-mate Jess Carter in the wake of the social media abuse the defender received following the quarter-final win over Sweden: “The most important thing is Jess has the power to …
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