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RTÉ News
a day ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
RTÉ Soccer Podcast: Evan Ferguson at Roma, effective England and LOI's Euro ties
Shelbourne's Rachel Graham joins Raf Diallo look back on England's Euro 2025 final win over Spain, picks her player of the tournament and talks Athlone Town in the Champions League, while Richie Towell and Graham Gartland talk Evan Ferguson, Kevin Zefi, the LOI sides in Europe and Friday's results. TIMESTAMPS 00:40 Rachel Graham reviews England's Euro 2025 final triumph over Spain and picks her player of the tournament 08:40 Rachel looks ahead to Athlone Town's Women's Champions League against Cardiff City and the reigning SSE Airtricity Women's Premier Division champions' draw against Treaty United last week. 14:10 Rachel talks about being on the losing side with Shelbourne in Saturday's Avenir Sports All-Island Cup semi-final against Bohemians, who will face Wexford in the final. 22:00 Rachel discusses Collie O'Neill's decision to resigns as Shamrock Rovers boss and the appointment of Republic of Ireland legend Stephanie Zambra as interim head coach. 26:15 Rachel on the transfers of Republic of Ireland internationals Jamie Finn and Jessie Stapleton to Sunderland and Nottingham Forest (on loan) respectively, 29:45 Richie and Graham, who played with Evan Ferguson's father, talk about Evan Ferguson's now-completed move to AS Roma, as well as Ireland youth international Kevin Zefi's development as he eyes a move away from the Italian capital giants. 44:25 Graham and Richie on Shelbourne's Champions League tie with Qarabag after a 3-0 loss in the first leg, and St Patrick's Athletic and Shamrock Rovers looking to build on first leg wins in the Conference League. 01:03.50 Richie and Graham review Friday's SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division results, as Sligo Rovers staged a comeback win over Cork City, Waterford won at Galway United and Derry City and Bohemians shared the spoils; plus Richie on Sean Keogh's impending move from Dundalk to Brighton and Graham's reaction to the draw for the Sports Direct Men's FAI Cup third round which features a host of derbies and the meeting of last year's finalists.
North Wales Chronicle
a day ago
- Sport
- North Wales Chronicle
Leah Williamson hails ‘brave' England for being vulnerable in bid for Euro glory
The Arsenal defender became the first England football captain to lift two major tournament trophies – and a first on foreign soil – after Chloe Kelly scored the winning penalty in a dramatic 3-1 comeback shootout triumph over Women's World Cup holders Spain in Basel. It was the culmination of a topsy-turvy campaign described by manager Sarina Wiegman as 'ridiculous' and likened to a roller coaster by more than one member of her squad in Switzerland. Williamson said: 'I think, basically, you can have all of those (motivational) words, and sport has all those words circulating all the time, and then you have people that choose, it's really brave to put that into action and then decide that you're going to go for it. 'You leave yourself vulnerable, and if you try really, really hard, and it's not quite enough, then that's an awful feeling. 'I think to put yourself out there like that, the reward is so great, and we were brave enough to do it, and I think that's the key to the team. 'And Sarina, I just think she believes in us so much, it's hard not to believe that yourself. She said the same thing as she said before, 'we don't have to win, we really want to win, and we're capable of winning, so it's up to you girls'.' Sunday's victory was a fairy-tale ending for Kelly, who also scored the extra-time winner at Wembley when England lifted their first major trophy at Euro 2022. In January, the 27-year-old was feeling like an outcast at Manchester City, to the point of wondering if she would carry on in football, desperate for more playing time to earn her spot on England's plane to Switzerland. Kelly secured a deadline-day loan to Arsenal, since signing a permanent contract with the Women's Champions League winners that looked increasingly like a great deal for the Gunners with each passing day of this tournament. Williamson fought through an ankle issue in Switzerland, and it was Kelly who reassured her clubmate after Cata Coll saved the England captain's penalty in the final. 'I hit it a bit too low,' said Williamson. 'I'd have put it a bit higher if I could go back, but on the way back, Chloe said to me, 'don't worry about it, don't worry about it'. Leah and European trophies, it just works. 🏆 — Lionesses (@Lionesses) July 28, 2025 'And I think if there's anybody who is going to tell me that in a penalty shootout, I'll take it off her.' England forward Lauren Hemp had no words to describe how she felt after watching Kelly fire the winner past Coll. She said: 'It's hard to describe, I'm speechless, it's incredible. The fight this team has shown from minute one of the tournament to now, it's incredible and it's nothing short of what this group deserves. 'I feel like this team has shown belief throughout every single fixture and even when it went to penalties, we all believed.' The Lionesses won Euro 2025 despite leading for just four minutes and 52 seconds of the entire knockout stages, including stoppage time. Presented with that statistic, Hemp added: 'It's amazing and this group is so special. The grit, the determination we showed, it's not luck. 'It doesn't happen once, twice or three times for it to be luck. This is pure determination from this group. We're all knackered, we're all absolutely exhausted and we deserve that.'
Rhyl Journal
a day ago
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
Leah Williamson hails ‘brave' England for being vulnerable in bid for Euro glory
The Arsenal defender became the first England football captain to lift two major tournament trophies – and a first on foreign soil – after Chloe Kelly scored the winning penalty in a dramatic 3-1 comeback shootout triumph over Women's World Cup holders Spain in Basel. It was the culmination of a topsy-turvy campaign described by manager Sarina Wiegman as 'ridiculous' and likened to a roller coaster by more than one member of her squad in Switzerland. Williamson said: 'I think, basically, you can have all of those (motivational) words, and sport has all those words circulating all the time, and then you have people that choose, it's really brave to put that into action and then decide that you're going to go for it. 'You leave yourself vulnerable, and if you try really, really hard, and it's not quite enough, then that's an awful feeling. 'I think to put yourself out there like that, the reward is so great, and we were brave enough to do it, and I think that's the key to the team. 'And Sarina, I just think she believes in us so much, it's hard not to believe that yourself. She said the same thing as she said before, 'we don't have to win, we really want to win, and we're capable of winning, so it's up to you girls'.' Sunday's victory was a fairy-tale ending for Kelly, who also scored the extra-time winner at Wembley when England lifted their first major trophy at Euro 2022. In January, the 27-year-old was feeling like an outcast at Manchester City, to the point of wondering if she would carry on in football, desperate for more playing time to earn her spot on England's plane to Switzerland. Kelly secured a deadline-day loan to Arsenal, since signing a permanent contract with the Women's Champions League winners that looked increasingly like a great deal for the Gunners with each passing day of this tournament. Williamson fought through an ankle issue in Switzerland, and it was Kelly who reassured her clubmate after Cata Coll saved the England captain's penalty in the final. 'I hit it a bit too low,' said Williamson. 'I'd have put it a bit higher if I could go back, but on the way back, Chloe said to me, 'don't worry about it, don't worry about it'. Leah and European trophies, it just works. 🏆 — Lionesses (@Lionesses) July 28, 2025 'And I think if there's anybody who is going to tell me that in a penalty shootout, I'll take it off her.' England forward Lauren Hemp had no words to describe how she felt after watching Kelly fire the winner past Coll. She said: 'It's hard to describe, I'm speechless, it's incredible. The fight this team has shown from minute one of the tournament to now, it's incredible and it's nothing short of what this group deserves. 'I feel like this team has shown belief throughout every single fixture and even when it went to penalties, we all believed.' The Lionesses won Euro 2025 despite leading for just four minutes and 52 seconds of the entire knockout stages, including stoppage time. Presented with that statistic, Hemp added: 'It's amazing and this group is so special. The grit, the determination we showed, it's not luck. 'It doesn't happen once, twice or three times for it to be luck. This is pure determination from this group. We're all knackered, we're all absolutely exhausted and we deserve that.'
South Wales Guardian
2 days ago
- Sport
- South Wales Guardian
Leah Williamson hails ‘brave' England for being vulnerable in bid for Euro glory
The Arsenal defender became the first England football captain to lift two major tournament trophies – and a first on foreign soil – after Chloe Kelly scored the winning penalty in a dramatic 3-1 comeback shootout triumph over Women's World Cup holders Spain in Basel. It was the culmination of a topsy-turvy campaign described by manager Sarina Wiegman as 'ridiculous' and likened to a roller coaster by more than one member of her squad in Switzerland. Leah and European trophies, it just works. 🏆 — Lionesses (@Lionesses) July 28, 2025 Williamson said: 'I think, basically, you can have all of those (motivational) words, and sport has all those words circulating all the time, and then you have people that choose, it's really brave to put that into action and then decide that you're going to go for it. 'You leave yourself vulnerable, and if you try really, really hard, and it's not quite enough, then that's an awful feeling. 'I think to put yourself out there like that, the reward is so great, and we were brave enough to do it, and I think that's the key to the team. 'And Sarina, I just think she believes in us so much, it's hard not to believe that yourself. She said the same thing as she said before, 'we don't have to win, we really want to win, and we're capable of winning, so it's up to you girls'.' Sunday's victory was a fairy-tale ending for Kelly, who also scored the extra-time winner at Wembley when England lifted their first major trophy at Euro 2022. In January, the 27-year-old was feeling like an outcast at Manchester City, to the point of wondering if she would carry on in football, desperate for more playing time to earn her spot on England's plane to Switzerland. Kelly secured a deadline-day loan to Arsenal, since signing a permanent contract with the Women's Champions League winners that looked increasingly like a great deal for the Gunners with each passing day of this tournament. Williamson fought through an ankle issue in Switzerland, and it was Kelly who reassured her clubmate after Cata Coll saved the England captain's penalty in the final. 'I hit it a bit too low,' said Williamson. 'I'd have put it a bit higher if I could go back, but on the way back, Chloe said to me, 'don't worry about it, don't worry about it'. It's a good morning to wake up as EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS! 🙌 — Lionesses (@Lionesses) July 28, 2025 'And I think if there's anybody who is going to tell me that in a penalty shootout, I'll take it off her.' England forward Lauren Hemp had no words to describe how she felt after watching Kelly fire the winner past Coll. She said: 'It's hard to describe, I'm speechless, it's incredible. The fight this team has shown from minute one of the tournament to now, it's incredible and it's nothing short of what this group deserves. 'I feel like this team has shown belief throughout every single fixture and even when it went to penalties, we all believed.' The Lionesses won Euro 2025 despite leading for just four minutes and 52 seconds of the entire knockout stages, including stoppage time. Presented with that statistic, Hemp added: 'It's amazing and this group is so special. The grit, the determination we showed, it's not luck. 'It doesn't happen once, twice or three times for it to be luck. This is pure determination from this group. We're all knackered, we're all absolutely exhausted and we deserve that.'
Leader Live
2 days ago
- Sport
- Leader Live
Leah Williamson hails ‘brave' England for being vulnerable in bid for Euro glory
The Arsenal defender became the first England football captain to lift two major tournament trophies – and a first on foreign soil – after Chloe Kelly scored the winning penalty in a dramatic 3-1 comeback shootout triumph over Women's World Cup holders Spain in Basel. It was the culmination of a topsy-turvy campaign described by manager Sarina Wiegman as 'ridiculous' and likened to a roller coaster by more than one member of her squad in Switzerland. Leah and European trophies, it just works. 🏆 — Lionesses (@Lionesses) July 28, 2025 Williamson said: 'I think, basically, you can have all of those (motivational) words, and sport has all those words circulating all the time, and then you have people that choose, it's really brave to put that into action and then decide that you're going to go for it. 'You leave yourself vulnerable, and if you try really, really hard, and it's not quite enough, then that's an awful feeling. 'I think to put yourself out there like that, the reward is so great, and we were brave enough to do it, and I think that's the key to the team. 'And Sarina, I just think she believes in us so much, it's hard not to believe that yourself. She said the same thing as she said before, 'we don't have to win, we really want to win, and we're capable of winning, so it's up to you girls'.' Sunday's victory was a fairy-tale ending for Kelly, who also scored the extra-time winner at Wembley when England lifted their first major trophy at Euro 2022. In January, the 27-year-old was feeling like an outcast at Manchester City, to the point of wondering if she would carry on in football, desperate for more playing time to earn her spot on England's plane to Switzerland. Kelly secured a deadline-day loan to Arsenal, since signing a permanent contract with the Women's Champions League winners that looked increasingly like a great deal for the Gunners with each passing day of this tournament. Williamson fought through an ankle issue in Switzerland, and it was Kelly who reassured her clubmate after Cata Coll saved the England captain's penalty in the final. 'I hit it a bit too low,' said Williamson. 'I'd have put it a bit higher if I could go back, but on the way back, Chloe said to me, 'don't worry about it, don't worry about it'. It's a good morning to wake up as EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS! 🙌 — Lionesses (@Lionesses) July 28, 2025 'And I think if there's anybody who is going to tell me that in a penalty shootout, I'll take it off her.' England forward Lauren Hemp had no words to describe how she felt after watching Kelly fire the winner past Coll. She said: 'It's hard to describe, I'm speechless, it's incredible. The fight this team has shown from minute one of the tournament to now, it's incredible and it's nothing short of what this group deserves. 'I feel like this team has shown belief throughout every single fixture and even when it went to penalties, we all believed.' The Lionesses won Euro 2025 despite leading for just four minutes and 52 seconds of the entire knockout stages, including stoppage time. Presented with that statistic, Hemp added: 'It's amazing and this group is so special. The grit, the determination we showed, it's not luck. 'It doesn't happen once, twice or three times for it to be luck. This is pure determination from this group. We're all knackered, we're all absolutely exhausted and we deserve that.'
