Euro 2025: Reaction as England retain title with dramatic shootout win over Spain

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3 days ago

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Date: 07:20 BST
Title: Watch highlights
Content: If you missed anything, or simply want to relive it again, here are the highlights from the Euro 2025 final.
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England beat Spain on penalties to win Euro 2025
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Date: 07:15 BST
Title: Kelly settles it with helping hand from Hampton
Content: England 1-1 Spain (3-1 on pens)
England cemented their place in history with a stunning penalty-shootout victory over Spain to retain their European title at Euro 2025.
Chloe Kelly, who scored the iconic winner at Wembley in the final of Euro 2022, was the hero again as she converted the decisive spot-kick to seal victory after Spain had missed three in a row, with Hannah Hampton saving two of them.
Mariona Caldentey's first-half header had put Spain in control, but Kelly's whipped cross picked out Alessia Russo, who headed the ball into the far corner to make it 1-1.
It is the first time an England team has won a major trophy on foreign soil and seals manager Sarina Wiegman's status as one of the world's greatest with her third successive European title - achieved with two countries.
Read the report here.
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Date: 07:09 BST
Title: Get Involved - Lionesses champions of Europe
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We'll bring you all the reaction and analysis to England's triumph this morning.
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Date: 07:04 BST
Title: Post
Content: They certainly didn't make it easy for us.
But one more dramatic penalty shootout later, England have retained their European title!
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Date: 07:00 BST
Title: It's staying home...
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