What a shot by Pete Nance
What a response from England. With the Lionesses Euro 2025 title hopes on the line, they bounced back from an opening match defeat to France to thrash the Netherlands 4-0 on Matchday 2 of the group stage. On the second edition of Full Time Euros, Charlotte Harpur joins the podcast from Zurich to break down how England produced one of the best performances of the Sarina Wiegman era. Did the outside pressure ever reach the players? What makes Lauren James so special? And, what tactical adjustments did Wiegman get so right?
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