Perhaps Ella Toone put it best. “I think sometimes when you’re in the moment and you’re playing, you don’t always think about how it’s making your family feel,” she said this week. “When you’re here and sit with them,

ENGLAND WOMEN are set to receive a £1.7 million bonus if they win the Euros – almost ten times less than what the men would have pocketed if they had won. England’s men’s team

If the Lionesses beat Spain to win Euro 2025, it will be their greatest hour. It is likely no England team will ever surpass them

Leah Williamson's message remains the same as she aims to captain England to a second straight European Championships title with victory over Spain in Basel on Sunday

Reaching another major final has boosted the Lionesses' profiles. Matching their Euro 2022 success will propel them to another stratosphere

In one corner, we have Spain who have taken the women's game by the scruff of the neck over the years to the extent that they are the team to beat wherever they turn up. And then, the Lionesses, who live up to their nickname, epitomising a togetherness that means they don't know they are beaten.

Meet Michelle Agyemang, a dynamic striker who embodies the future of English attacking football, possessing qualities that have seen her surprise many this summer at Euro 2025.

For England, the build-up to the Euros, where they are the defending champions, was "tumultuous", said the BBC. "Distractions off the pitch" included two senior players – Mary Earps and Fran Kirby – announcing their retirements, and then captain Millie Bright withdrew from the squad saying she couldn't "give 100% mentally or physically".

England will take on Spain on Sunday in the final of Euro 2025 at St Jakob-Park in Basel and the Lionesses have been sweating on the fitness of playmaker Lauren James