Sweden 2-2 England (England win on penalties) By Eloise Smallbone (18/07/2025) Above: England celebrate a dramatic comeback win against Sweden. Photo: Lionesses on X. England are through to the semi-finals of Euro 2025. The Lionesses produced an impressive comeback win, after going 2-0 down to Sweden in the first half. They then drew level inContinue reading “Lucy Bronze and Hannah Hampton heroes as England seal dramatic comeback win”
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Women’s Euros Group D: England v Wales, Netherlands v France
By Hannah Chadwick (14/07/2025) Above: England’s bench celebrate their win. Photo: Girls on the Ball. England 6-1 Wales Team news and context: Sarina Wiegman named an unchanged starting 11 from England’s win over the Netherlands. For Wales, Olivia Clark returned between the sticks after losing out for the France game. Ahead of the game, bothContinue reading “Women’s Euros Group D: England v Wales, Netherlands v France”
Do England’s Lionesses have a problem embedding young players?
By Catherine MacKenzie (12/07/2025) Above: Aggie Beever-Jones and Maya Le Tissier. Photo: The FA / Getty. Read the comments underneath every social media post announcing the starting lineup for a Lionesses game, and you will undoubtedly see several comments complaining that young players are not being given a chance. This has been a consistent trendContinue reading “Do England’s Lionesses have a problem embedding young players?”
Women’s Euros Group D: England v Netherlands, Wales v France
By Catherine MacKenzie (08/07/2025) Above: England celebrate with Ella Toone. Photo: Lionesses on X. England 4 – 0 Netherlands Team news and context: The most storied fixture in the competition, England’s Lionesses faced the Dutch OranjeLeeuwinnen (Orange Lionesses) under a cloud of heavy media scrutiny and fan pressure. After losing their first game to FranceContinue reading “Women’s Euros Group D: England v Netherlands, Wales v France”
Clash of the Lionesses: the stories behind England v Netherlands
By Catherine MacKenzie (08/07/2025) Above: England v Netherlands in 2022. Photo: Sky Sports. England’s Lionesses face the Dutch OranjeLeeuwinnen (“Orange Lionesses”) tomorrow evening in a must-win game for both sides. It is hard to remember a match with as many narratives behind it as this one. When England face the Netherlands in Switzerland for theirContinue reading “Clash of the Lionesses: the stories behind England v Netherlands”
Women’s Euros Group D: Cymru v Netherlands, France v England
By Hannah Chadwick (05/07/2025) Above: Vivianne Miedema celebrates reaching 100 goals. Photo: Just Women’s Sports on X. Wales 0 – 3 Netherlands Team news and context: Cymru are making their major tournament debut while the Netherlands are looking to add more silverware to their collection after winning the competition in 2017. Since the first meetingContinue reading “Women’s Euros Group D: Cymru v Netherlands, France v England”
Impressive Lionesses get the perfect send off
England 7-0 Jamaica By Ella McShane at the Kong Power Stadium for Impetus (29/06/2025) England had the perfect send-off to the 2025 Euros by beating Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz 7-0 in front of a 26,000 strong crowd in Leicester. England set the tone for a possession-based approach with the ball controlled along the backline, notably goingContinue reading “Impressive Lionesses get the perfect send off”
Euros Preview: England
By Ava-Marianne Elliott (29/06/25) Above: The England team that lined up in their Euros send off game. Photo: Lionesses on Twitter. The Lionesses have already etched their names into the history books. A phenomenal run in UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 fuelled by grit and determination led them to a first-placed finish, and their run inContinue reading “Euros Preview: England”
New look Lionesses for the Euros
By Catherine MacKenzie Above: The Lionesses in a recent game. Photo: Shell Lawrence for Impetus. Sarina Wiegman announced her squad for this summer’s Euros from St.George’s Park this afternoon. This summer, England’s Lionesses will be aiming to defend their Euros title. They were champions on home soil in 2022, which was followed up by aContinue reading “New look Lionesses for the Euros”
Lionesses’ narrow loss to Spain exposes deep problems with fan culture
Spain 2 – 1 England By Catherine MacKenzie (3/6/25) Above: the Lionesses’ celebrate opening the scoring. Photo: Clare Wood for Impetus. Football is England’s favourite sport – and with that distinction comes knowledge and passion. In every household you are likely to find at least one football fan, who follows their club with passion andContinue reading “Lionesses’ narrow loss to Spain exposes deep problems with fan culture”
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