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The Guardian
2 hours ago
- The Guardian
Women's Euro 2025: your guide to all 368 players
The Guardian is committed to extensive coverage of women's sports. If you value our sports reporting - including this interactive - and believe in the importance of independent journalism in an era of misinformation and threats to the media – please consider supporting our work on a one-off basis or with a small monthly amount. Having beaten Scotland in the qualifying playoff, Finland travel to Switzerland hoping to get out of the group. Read the team guide here. Saloranta has developed a very discplined side who play as a team and normally take their chances. Key players such as Kuikka, Pikkujämsä and Rantala have struggled with injuries. Finland are not the same without Rantala. Beat Germany 3-0 in Reykjavík last year, showing that they are a match for anyone on their day. Read the team guide here. Solid defensively with fast counterattacks. Look out for Jónsdóttir's long throws as an attacking threat. Have struggled to turn draws into wins in the past year and key player Viggósdóttir has been injured. Grainger appears to have built a better team spirit and created more unity, which was needed. Read the team guide here. In Hegerberg, Graham Hansen and Terland Norway have one of the best forward lines in Europe. Paradoxically they have struggled to score enough goals and have lacked rhythm in their attacking game. Excitement for the tournament has been building in the host country for months but form has not been good. Read the team guide here. The home support will be loud and in 19-year-old Schertenleib they have one of the most exciting youngsters on the continent. Legendary forward Bachmann tore her ACL in a pre-tournament camp and coach Sundhage has been tactically inflexible. Sacked Serneels after 14 years in charge. In came Gunnarsdóttir, who prefers a 5-4-1 formation. Read the team guide here. In Wullaert and Janssens, Belgium have two players perfectly suited to the new coach's counterattacking style. During the Nations League they could at times panic in possession, but Gunnarsdóttir has said they will work on that. Italy have gone through a modest generational change that has led to a somewhat surprising rebirth. Read the team guide here. Soncin has created a very fluid team, who can change shape during a game and in Cantore they have a potential matchwinner. Key player Dragoni will miss the tournament with injury, creating a huge gap in midfield for Soncin. The Navigators are looking to progress to the knockout phase of a major tournament for the first time. Read the team guide here. Barcelona's Kika Nazareth is one of the most exciting young players on the continent – and has just recovered from injury. The end of the Nations League was poor with four straight defeats. 'The only way out of the slump is hard work,' says Neto. The world champions have to be the favourites to win their first European Championship. Read the team guide here. They have the best midfield in the world and their forward line is full of goals with Pina, González and Paralluelo all able to finish as top scorer. They have lost a lot of experience with Hermoso and Andrés two players who are no longer in the squad. Have had a turbulent buildup, including a 6-1 defeat against Sweden. Denmark know how to get the ball into the box – they have an array of wing-backs who are excellent at putting crosses in. Jeglertz wants the team to be calm in possession but they sometimes hold on to the ball for too long. Losing the ball carelessly will be punished. Desperate to regain the title they won eight out of nine times from 1989 (as West Germany) to 2013. Coach Wück prefers to play on the front foot and his front four – Brand, Dallmann, Bühl and Schüller – are a frightening prospect for any defence. Have lost a lot of experience with the international retirements of Popp, Huth, Hegering and Frohms. Poland are playing in their first Euros, having overcome Romania and Austria in the playoffs. Patalon has built a very discplined side that defends as a unit. The players will not stop running for the cause. An over-reliance on the only superstar in the team, Barcelona's Pajor, for goals This will be Gerhardsson's last tournament after eight years in charge. Can he end his spell on a high? Sweden have a strong spine and the tournament knowhow needed to go far. There are also youngsters coming through. Can they open up a low block? They had trouble breaking down Wales in the Nations League – two draws – and Rolfö goes into the tournament with an injury. Lionesses aim to become first side to defend European Championship title since Germany in 2013. Talent-wise they are one of the best in Europe and they have a coach who has won the past two tournaments. The withdrawals of Bright and Earps shocked everyone and key players lack match practice. Bonadei has taken a huge gamble by leaving out the experienced Renard, Le Sommer and Dali. Baltimore and Diani are two of the quickest forwards around and in defence a new partnership has blossomed between Mbock and Lakrar. France now have a reputation of choking in major tournaments – are the players strong enough mentally to change the narrative? Coach will be replaced after the summer – and is not happy about it. They are under pressure going into the finals. There is an abundance of talent in the squad and the wing-backs will cause opponents trouble with their tireless running. There has been criticism in the Dutch media that the regeneration of this squad is taking too long and that the team going to Switzerland peaked some time ago. Wales may be the lowest-ranked team at the tournament – but they are not in Switzerland as tourists. A highly competitive side. Wilkinson has raised standards and, perhaps even more importantly, infused belief in a side led by the incomparable Fishlock. There is no denying that world-class quality is lacking in the squad and key member Ingle only just made it after injury.
Daily Mail
3 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Revealed: When Crystal Palace 'could learn Europa League fate' - as Lyon's battle against Ligue 1 relegation rumbles on
Crystal Palace could learn whether they will play in the 2025-26 Europa League next week as Lyon's battle against relegation from Ligue 1 rumbles on. Palace earned a spot in Europe's second tier competition after winning the FA Cup, but their position has been in doubt amid concerns over whether they had breached the competition's rules on multi-club ownership. UEFA officials had been set to deliver a verdict on Monday but the governing body said the decision had been postponed, with an agreement to be 'communicated in due course'. The issue relates to the involvement of US businessman John Textor, whose company Eagle Football Holdings, held a 43 per cent stake in Palace. Textor is also the majority owner of Lyon, who qualified for the same competition. Rules do not allow clubs under the same group to participate in the same competition. Textor has since agreed to sell his stake in Palace to New York Jets owner Woody Johnson, although whether that will be enough to satisfy UEFA remained to be seen. Under the rules, Lyon would have taken the spot given they finished 6th in their domestic competition compared to Palace's 12th. However, officials in France last week decided to relegate Lyon, thanks to breaches of their financial rules. Lyon have appealed, but should the demotion stand then Palace will likely be given the green light. And, according to L'Equipe, Lyon's fate will be decided next week in front of the appeals committee of the National Management Control Directorate (DNCG). And once the DNCG come to a verdict, UEFA are then set to hand down their own decision. Amid the fallout from their relegation, Textor has since resigned as Lyon president, with Michele Kang stepping into his shoes. But the French side are desperate to find out their destiny as soon as possible given the impact the case is having on their preparations for the new season. Paulo Fonseca's team are expected to resume training on Monday and they are currently unable to make any signings. The report also adds that several players are growing increasingly concerned over what division the club will be in, with Lyon keen to provide clarity ahead of the new campaign getting underway. Kang and Michael Gerlinger, who was appointed general manager, have been desperately working on Lyon's case and they were said to visit UEFA authorities on Tuesday. This was to discuss their participation in the Europa League and the report claims that if the situation is not resolved by July 14, then Lyon's hopes will be over. In fact, the report even alleges that Lyon must raise at least €70 million (£60.5m) to have any chance of succeeding. But if they are successful, Lyon appeared to hint last week that they would be in pole position to play in the Europa League over Palace. 'After validating its financial viability procedure, Olympique Lyonnais (OL) has signed an agreement with UEFA's club financial control body,' a statement read on Friday. 'The club could thus participate in the Europa League competition next season, subject to a favorable outcome during the appeal of the DNCG's decision. 'OL thanks the UEFA representatives who supported it in this procedure.' Lyon, meanwhile, last year, reported debts of around €500 million (£418m). Textor, though, had insisted the financial state had improved before Lyon stood in front of the DNGC. The relegation of the club, who faced off against Manchester United in the Europa League quarter-finals last season, will mean several ex-Premier League stars could line up in the second tier next season. Former United and Chelsea man Nemanja Matic is on the club's books, as well as ex-Arsenal star Ainsley Maitland-Niles. They are seven-time Ligue 1 champions, last winning the league in 2008 - their seventh domestic title in a row.
Daily Mail
3 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Man United outcast Jadon Sancho 'holds positive talks' with European giants ahead of a summer move as he looks to end Old Trafford nightmare
Juventus reportedly held 'positive' talks with Manchester United outcast Jadon Sancho as the winger nears a move away from Old Trafford. The 25-year-old joined United in a £73million deal in 2021 but has endured a desperately miserable stay in Manchester, scoring only nine league goals for the club. He has hasn't played for the Red Devils since his public spat with former boss Erik ten Hag, where he hit back at the Dutchman for criticising his training levels. The Englishman was shipped out on loan to Borussia Dortmund last year before being exiled to Chelsea last season. After a mixed campaign at Chelsea, where he scored in the Europa Conference League final but was overall inconsistent, the Blues opted to a pay United a £5m fine rather than signing him permanently for £25m. Rubem Amorim has given no indication of wanting to reintegrate Sancho into the squad and United look set to sever ties summer. And he has now held 'positive' discussions with Juventus, according to Gianluca Di Marzio, who claims there is a desire on both sides to reach an agreement. While Sancho is open to a move to the Old Lady, work still needs to be done on agreeing on personal terms. Sancho's current salary is said to be in excess of a staggering £300,000-a-week. United are holding out for a fee of £25m but with his wage demands mean a loan cannot be ruled out. Juventus are also reportedly considering a swap deal for Sancho, sending three stars, Douglas Luiz, Dusan Vlahovic and Timothy Weah, the other way. United were said to have been made aware that all three players are for sale, though it is is unclear if all three would have been involved in a deal for Sancho. The idea was reportedly raised during negotiations about the Englishman. Meanwhile, Juventus were dumped out of the Club World Cup on Tuesday night after falling to a 1-0 defeat to Real Madrid. They wil return to the Champions League next season after finishing in fourth in Serie A and have reached a verbal agreement with highly sought-after striker Jonathan David, who is a free agent after leaving Lille. The Turin outfit are keen to sell Serbian striker Vlahovic, while they are interested in Napoli's Victor Osimhen.
