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Daily Mirror
26-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Lionesses star has two reasons to celebrate as England handed huge boost on eve of Euros final
England trained on Saturday ahead of facing Spain in the Euros final in Basel - and Sunday's showpiece could be an especially momentous day for one of the Lionesses' young stars England star Aggie Beever-Jones could have two reasons to celebrate on Sunday. The young striker will turn 22 on the day of the final in Basel - and could mark the occasion by helping the Lionesses win Euro 2025. Beever-Jones - who was part of the squad who trained on Saturday - has found chances difficult to come by at the Euros, with starting striker Alessia Russo and teenage sensation Michelle Agyemang standing in her way. She impressed in the group stage win over Wales, bagging a goal and an assist from the bench, and came on alongside Agyemang in a late double-change before England turned things around against Italy in the semi-finals. Early in the tournament, the Chelsea star acknowledged the competition for places has been fierce. 'I think each part of the England squad from defence to attack is filled with talent and experience,' she said. 'I look around at the forward line, I look at Alessia, LJ [ Lauren James ] who can play in the 10, Beth [Mead], Hempo [ Lauren Hemp ], the lot of them, and I do sometimes pinch myself to be amongst these players who I've idolised growing up and then kind of being a part of it now. 'But for me it's great, I get to learn off the best of them. I learn a lot off Less [Russo] and equally get to bring my own flair and uniqueness to it. So it's a great balance, and I feel extremely lucky to be able to be in such a high, intense environment where I get to push myself and constantly improve and learn off some of the world 's best players.' England boss Sarina Wiegman faces some big questions going into Sunday's final. The main one of those concerns Beever-Jones' Chelsea team-mate James, who went off at half-time in the semi after taking a knock to her ankle. 'Of course she's still recovering,' Wiegman told reporters on Friday . 'She's doing things on the pitch. We have two more days so we're going to give it a try." But England were given a huge boost on Saturday, with James part of the 23-player squad who trained around lunchtime ahead of the big clash. The Chelsea star was put through her paces along with her international teammates. The Lionesses' path to the final hasn't been the most straightforward. They lost their first group game against France before rebounding with victories over the Netherlands and Wales, while they have only been ahead for two minutes during the knockout stages. Opponents Spain have had a smoother passage, only trailing for four minutes throughout the entire tournament. However, England will draw hope from the 1-0 Nations League win over the World Cup holders at Wembley back in February, as well as a spirited first-half display during a narrow defeat to the same opponents at the start of June. Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.
Daily Mail
16-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Revealed: The secret WhatsApp group clique reason behind Lionesses' new 'clicking' celebration at the Euros - which has even confused team-mates
When Aggie Beever-Jones and Beth Mead scored against Wales on the weekend, one of their first thoughts was to sprint over to the bench and put their hands in the air and click their fingers. The England substitutes on the sidelines rose to their feet and clicked back. And so, the clicking clique was born. Chloe Kelly, who has come off the bench in all three games at this tournament, explained that the celebration was one for the 'finishers' – the substitutes who have been told by Sarina Wiegman that they will be needed later in the game. 'We have a little group of us, a group chat 'the finishers' as you call it,' Kelly said. 'The positive clicks on the bench before the game, you probably saw we were all clicking, like 'what are they doing?!' but it was just a positive click. 'We said, if one of us comes on and scores, let's do that as our celebration – the one that we came up with it on the bench. It's great.' Ella Toone, who started against Wales on the weekend, said she didn't initially know about the 'inside joke', while Georgia Stanway and Keira Walsh were also left confused by their teammates' celebration. Kelly, who scored the winning goal off the bench against Germany in the Euro 2022 final, added: 'We work really hard on the training pitch and the gym and probably sometimes it goes unnoticed but it's just about sticking together and being at our best when called upon and training hard to get the best out of each other. 'But also the girls that are starting the game, making sure that they're fully prepared while also making sure we're prepared to go on the pitch and do a great job. I think the whole team we've got a great group of girls, it's just enjoying the whole experience as a group.' Mead, who has not started since the opening group defeat against France, echoed Kelly's sentiment, adding: 'I think we underestimate how hard it can be for the bench sometimes and players that don't get on the pitch as much. Before the game (against Wales) started, we were all snapping as a little bit of our motivation, a little bit of energy amongst each other.' Kelly insisted that despite the negative connotations of a 'clique', that this one is not divisive. 'We're good people that support each other every day. I was actually thinking that earlier, that usually cliques are negative, but it's definitely not one. 'We support each other very well as a 23 (player squad) and it's about what it takes to win a tournament. In football sometimes cliques are negative but (this one) is definitely positive.' There's been talk of plenty of other group chats being used amongst the players at this tournament besides the one for the finishers created by Manchester United defender Maya Le Tissier. Leah Williamson revealed that the title winners of 2022 have their own group chat where former players – including the likes of Jill Scott and Ellen White – send their messages of support. 'When players have been part of a set up, especially (the players) that aren't necessarily here, those players are still in that group chat as well and for them to, for whatever reason, reinforce their belief in the team and want to be part of it, that speaks volumes of the group. 'That group chat was originally created for the celebrations, so every time it pops up it's not a bad thing. Most group chats we archive or mute at different points but not that one. We're very tame. I wish we had more banter but that's not going to come from me.' She had a laugh with the reporters when she was asked how everyone was getting along in camp, replying: 'What would you do if I told you we were all ready to kill each other?' Before adding: 'We're very much enjoying each other's company so far. It's a good mood in the camp and there's been some very nice moments when we've brought family in and amongst it as well. 'It's been really lovely to have moments where we've come together like that and it makes a big difference when we're away from home. At the end of the day, we're just human beings and we're here for a job, but we are away for a long time, so yeah, it's been lovely and everybody, like I said – so far – everybody's in a good place with each other.'
Daily Mirror
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Aggie Beever-Jones embraces unlikely England role while waiting for Euros chance
England striker Aggie Beever-Jones has her work cut out displacing Alessia Russo from the England XI but her Euro 2025 experience isn't just about what happens on the pitch Aggie Beever-Jones has been embracing her role as the Lionesses ' unofficial photographer at Euro 2025 but hopes others will soon be taking pictures of her scoring vital goals for Sarina Wiegman's team. The 21-year-old has had her work cut out with fellow striker Alessia Russo in such fine form, but has been taking it all in at her first major tournament - while making sure she's ready when her opportunity arrives. "Funny you say that. Literally in my bag here, they gave us a journal," Beever-Jones said when asked how she's making sure the tournament. experience isn't passing her by. "People are using it however they wish, but I'm quite big on writing stuff down. I've got a little memory book, I've got quite into photography, so I take pictures and whatnot. I've got my own little wall chart of each game, jotting it down. I've got a book full of all the memories and little details that sometimes you might forget." The off-field role isn't one she expected to have, but it's already catching on. "I think Tooney [Ella Toone] and her family were looking for a picture the other day and Tooney was like, 'oh, I better go to you because you're the photographer'," she added. "I have a film camera which I love and our photographer here, Harriet, she works at Chelsea as well, so I've got a good relationship with her and I'll ask for a few tips and tricks. "But there's a few of us, I know Alex [Greenwood] bought a camera recently and I think it's just nice to kind of find some hobbies outside of football sometimes. The prints are in my journal. Got a few Polaroids stuck in there, so maybe I'll show you guys sometime. It's just nice to kind of look elsewhere and look at the… it's cliche but it's the beauty in the little things and just being able to explore a beautiful city and enjoy it." England's players have largely kept within their bubble but there have been opportunities to get out and explore Zurich. Both of the Lionesses ' first two group games have taken place in the City, with players staying at the luxurious Dolder Grand hotel. The majesty of the team base hasn't been lost on Beever-Jones as she speaks to the press outside England's media centre, and she - like several others who didn't get the tournament experience at the 2023 World Cup or before - has been drinking it all in. Balance remains key, though, and as great as the bubble has been, time away from that football environment has also been valuable. "We have our bubble, we know what stays in the bubble, and I think that's what brings the rawness to it and the honesty," Beever-Jones reflects. "We can have really hard conversations and keep it within the bubble, and equally after a game and when we've done well you can go see your family. "I think for us it's refreshing to come out of that bubble sometimes and take a step back to spend time with your family and not talk about football." She has had conversations about work with her sister - specifically, her sister's work as a midwife rather than hers as an international footballer - and the ability to find the balance between those two worlds has been valuable. "I know for me, my sister's not a football-head at all so I just talk to her about everything but football and sometimes that's a bit refreshing," she adds. "But it's great, I think it's a great balance of you come here, you switch on, we have the bubble, and you can equally go out and have a coffee and enjoy [time] with your family and switch off from football and I think that has a great balance. Beever-Jones got her first major tournament minutes against the Netherlands on Wednesday, replacing Russo in the closing stages. By that point, though, the match was won thanks to a trio of assists from the Arsenal star. If you go back three years, though, Russo was the one required to wait for opportunities from the bench while Ellen White started up top. Things can change very quickly in football, and that's something Beever-Jones clearly recognises. 'Yeah, firstly, tournament football, it's never 11 players, and we have that philosophy here at England," she says. "Everyone's so aware that you have starters, you have finishers. Equally, you might have people who might not set foot on the pitch but everyone is equally as important as one another, and I think that's what brings this team so together. Even the other night [against the Netherlands], you saw when Tooney scored she comes over to the bench, it's such a one-family nature, and I think that's what gives us that little bit of an edge if I'm honest. "But yes, everyone knows the impact Tooney and Less [Russo] has in the last Euros. Obviously there's a lot of noise going on around about 'who is going to be the next two to do that?' but I think, for us, we're just happy that we have such a world-class squad, the 11 players who start and equally people who come on and can create that impact. "Regardless of who it is, I think we're just super happy that we have such great players ready to come on from the bench and make an impact, and yes, hopefully I can do what I can to help the team. But I just feel extremely lucky that I'm surrounded by so many great players.' England's final group game is against Wales on Sunday, and they won't look at it as a foregone conclusion. Wales might have lost their first two games, but they were in contention for large stretches against the Netherlands and France and can cause England a headache or two as well. Beever-Jones is keen to provide a different kind of headache for Sarina Wiegman, though. A recent hat-trick against Portugal in the UEFA Nations League served as a reminder of what she can do, and she's just determined to be ready whenever her opportunity arrives. "Whenever you play for England you put the shirt on and you have immense pride and I never take it for granted," she says. "Scoring the hat-trick at Wembley is a day I'll never forget. Even that feels surreal to me, it was like I was in some dream. "There's obviously expectation whenever you play for England, that's what makes us one of the best teams in the world, that expectation that we have to do well. That's why when the first game didn't go to plan you have to bounce back from it. "It shows the humility of the team, the togetherness, and the fact we will always bounce back, it's credit to the team because we executed the game plan perfectly. But again the job's not done, we've got Sunday to play for, it's going to be a really intense game, obviously a massive rivalry. But the expectation's always going to be there and it's just dealing with the pressure for myself just being ready to impact where I can."
Daily Mirror
27-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
How to buy England home, away and goalkeeper shirts for Lionesses at Euro 2025
Euro 2022 champions England will defend their title in Switzerland this summer, with Sarina Wiegman's Lionesses getting their campaign underway against France on July 5 England will go into the 2025 Women's European Championships as holders, and they'll be hoping a new kit can become immortalised in another title win. The Lionesses kick off their campaign against France on July 5, before facing the Netherlands and Wales in their other group games. Sarina Wiegman's team have already worn the home kit, giving it a first airing in a 6-0 thumping of Portugal in the UEFA Nations League at the end of May. And now fans can get their own hands on it. The Euro 2025 kits have been manufactured by Nike, and feature twists on traditional designs. The home kit is white, as usual, but with a red and blue print across the chest as well as blue on the sleeves and collar. England's away kit is black, and with flashes of colour on the side. The new goalkeeper kit is green, in a change from the previous orange effort, and has a subtle vertical stripe pattern. "To be a Lioness is to be more than an athlete. It's about respecting tradition while challenging the status quo to build a bright tomorrow," manufacturers Nike say about the kit, which is inspired in part by England kits of years past. That first outing for the new kit couldn't have gone much better. It was a dream evening for striker Aggie Beever-Jones, too, with the youngster bagging a hat-trick on her first Wembley start for her country. "As cliche as it sounds, Sarina literally said it's a new kit, new England today, go out there and put a graft in, basically,' Beever-Jones said after the win. 'I think her words were 'destroy them', in her Dutch accent." England's new Euro 2025 kits are made from Nike's Dri-FIT ADV material, which helps take sweat away from the body "for quicker evaporation". The goal of this is to keep those wearing the kits both drier and more comfortable. In addition to ensuring breathability, Nike have also emphasised the sustainability of the kit. The home and away kits, as well as the goalkeeper kit, are made using sustainable materials - with the shirt and shorts made of at least 80 per cent recycled material as Nike aim to reduce fabric waste and take care over the impact they are making on the planet. England will take to the field in their new kits during this summer's Euros in Switzerland, with their first group game taking place on July 5. You can get your hands on the kits even sooner, though, with all kits available in 'stadium' and 'match kit' formats. All kits are available in kids and little kids sizes as well as a variety of adult sizes. Adult shirts are on sale from £84.99 from a variety of outlets, and you can buy your own via the link below.
South Wales Argus
27-06-2025
- Sport
- South Wales Argus
Leah Williamson ready to lead 'new England' into huge summer
The Lionesses are preparing to defend their continental title but do so with a squad that looks markedly different from three years ago, with a new crop of fresh faces such as Aggie Beever-Jones and Michelle Agyemang having broken into the squad. Captain Williamson will bring plenty of experience from previous major tournaments, as well as her own taste of continental success with club side Arsenal in May. 'I think it is exciting, we've said before we are a new England,' the 28-year-old said, as part of a new LG OLED TV collaboration ahead of this summer. 'We look different, women's football looks different, the task is different. 'It gets me smiling thinking about it because we have great memories and we want great memories again, and we are willing to work hard for them. 'It gives you a spike in your desire and all of those things to be better, and hopefully that means it is the start of a good summer.' Former England goalkeeper and media pundit, Rachel Brown-Finnis, sat down with two of England's most loved sporting teams, the Lionesses and Red Roses to discuss the upcoming summer of sport (Image: imagecomms) Williamson was embarking on her first major tournament as captain and her first competition as a starter for England in 2022. Since then, she has fought back from an ACL injury and has had to fight for her place back in the team. All the while, Williamson has been a pivotal part of pushing women's sport to prominence in society, with women's football leading the way. Now, other sports are gaining similar attention with the Women's Rugby World Cup to follow the football in a huge summer of sport, and LG is helping the nation get closer to the action with LG OLED TVs. for the smoothest action possible and unbelievable soundbar surround sound to bring the stadium feeling home. And the England skipper shared her experiences of getting the most out of a home tournament with the Red Roses. She added: 'Enjoy every single second and embrace every moment of it. If I could go back and do it all over again, I would. 'We were lucky we were educated on how big that was and how amazing of an opportunity that was. The Red Roses and the Lionesses joined forces to to reflect on some of the nation's most memorable sporting TV moments and the importance of visibility. (Image: imagecomms) 'My advice is to just take it all in because it doesn't come around very often, and it is one of the greatest things to be able to do that on home soil, especially the level they are at and the hopes they have of success.' Members of the two England women's teams caught up with LG at St George's Park recently as part of the leading TV manufacturer's ongoing partnership with The FA and the RFU. The LG All In Pledge encourages people to engage and watch women's sport. Together we can grow support through fandom and audience numbers to inspire new players to pick up the sport themselves, as watching changes everything. For more information, go to
