Latest news with #Women'sEuros2025
Graziadaily
2 days ago
- Sport
- Graziadaily
How Much Will The Lionesses Take Home For Winning The Euros 2025? We've Broken It Down
England's Lionesses put smiles on the faces of the nation with their incredible win last night. After reaching their third consecutive major final in a row, they successfully defended the trophy in a match against Spain. The world held its breath throughout the tense penalty shoot out. Chloe Kelly was the standout player of the moment, after scoring the winning goal in a gripping penalty shoot-out. But true to style, all the players put in incredible performances on the pitch. So much can be said about how the Lionesses have cemented their place as history-makers and inspired a whole generation of girls to participate in sport. But after much discussion about their pay following the 2022 final, will they get paid more for their win this year? In 2024, UEFA said they had approved a €41million prize money pot for the Women's Euros 2025. This means nations taking part in the tournament will receive a participation payment of €1.8million, marking a 156% increase on the figure from the 2022 Euros tournament. The Football Association pays players on both England senior teams equally for representing their country. Both male and female England players are paid £2,000 per game, with the majority of players donating this to charity - although it's not a requirement. 'The FA pays its women's players exactly the same as their male counterparts for representing England, both in terms of match fees and match bonuses,' the FA says. 'This parity has been in place since January 2020.' However, there are significant discrepancies when it comes to bonus prize money and sponsorship deals. For instance, following the women's Euros win in 2022, each player reportedly took home a £55,000 bonus. This was significantly lower than the men's team, who received a bonus of £300,000 each for reaching the final of the 2020 Euros, which they didn't win. At the time, Women In Sport spoke out about the gender pay gap in the bonuses each team were awarded. 'Why shouldn't we ask for equal prize money and pay? We are already seeing this across tennis and cricket,' they said. 'This expresses and demonstrates the value that these teams bring to sport. Increased investment is vital across every level of women's sport. For girls to realise their aspirations they need a place to do this on their doorsteps. This should be the legacy of the Euros.' According to analysis by the BBC, Women's Super League (WSL) players take home an average salary of £47,000 per year. Some of the top earning players take home more, such as Chelsea's Sam Kerr who reportedly earns over £400,000 per year. However, there's still huge differences between the amount the WSL players and Premier League players take home - despite them both being the highest leagues you can play in when it comes to the beautiful game. According to a 2019 report in The Guardian, an average Premier League player took home around £61,000 per week. This amounted to more than £3 million a year. Yes. Before the 2025 Euros, the FA agreed to pay the Lionesses from a £1.7 million bonus pot if they retained their winning title. And as last night proved, they did just that. This means player's will receive an average bonus of £73,000 each, depending on the minutes they all played. This is £18,000 more than they received three years ago.
Scotsman
2 days ago
- Sport
- Scotsman
Women's Euros 2024: The top 10 highest ranked players at the Euros - including Spain icon, France creator and Sweden goal-getter
The Women's Euros is over and, once again, it was England Lionesses who were crowned as the queens of Europe following a dramatic shootout win over Spain in Sunday's final in Basel. Mariona Caldentey's 25th minute opener looked to have put Spain on their way to a memorable win in Switzerland, only for England to roar back once again, equalising just before the hour mark through Alessia Russo to take the game into extra-time and, finally, penalties. Ballon d'Or winner Aitana Bonmati may have missed one the vital penalties as Spain fell at the final hurdle against England, but she didn't leave trophy-less after being named player of the tournament. Her international teammate Esther González took the Golden Boot with four goals in six games, while England's Russo made a huge contribution for Sarina Wiegman's side yet again with five goal contributions during the tournament. Alongside the big names, the Women's Euros also produced a stage where previously unknown players flourished too, with many hoping their strong tournaments help build their reputation in the coming months. However, with the tournament now over, The Scotsman look at which 10 players shined the brightest at the Women's Euros 2025 - according to popular statistics website FotMob. 1 . Patricia Guijarro - Spain The Spanish defender was the highest rated player at the tournament, with an average rating of 8.23 over her six games played, with her team keeping three clean sheets throughout the tournament before falling to England in the final. | Getty Images Photo Sales 2 . Delphine Cascarino - France France started the tournament in emphatic fashion with three wins from three, but were knocked out of the tournament on penalties in the quarter-finals by Germany. San Diego Wave winger was one of the highest rated players at the tournament despite that, with an average rating of 8.16. She scored twice during the tournament, and assisted two more. | Getty Images Photo Sales 3 . Alexia Putellas - Spain The former Ballon d'Or winner had an outstanding tournament, scoring three goals and assisting another four across her six games played. She ended the tournament with an average rating of 8.12. | Getty Images Photo Sales 4 . Cata Coll - Spain Her two penalty saves in the shootout against England were not enough to secure the win, but Cata Coll was still the highest rated goalkeeper at the tournament with an average rating of 8.03. | Getty Images Photo Sales Related topics: EnglandSpainEurosIconFrance
Scotsman
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Karen Pirie viewers bemoan ITV schedule decision
Karen Pirie was not on at the usual time on Sunday night - and fans were not happy 😅 Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Karen Pirie was disrupted by the Euro 2025 final. The Lionesses' triumph caused the ITV drama to be delayed. Viewers were forced to wait an extra hour last night (July 27). Eager viewers who tuned in expecting to find out what happened next in Karen Pirie were left bemoaning changes to the TV schedule. The crime drama was pushed back an hour due to the final of the Women's Euros 2025. Lauren Lyle is back once again to lead the cast of the Scotland-set series - nearly three years after it first debuted. Both ITV and STV rescheduled the start time for the show last night (July 27). Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Based on the novels by Val McDermid, the programme tackles one cold case mystery each season. Each episode runs for nearly two hours, including adverts, and the delay meant a late night for fans. Karen Pirie viewers bemoan TV schedule change Lauren Lyle as Karen Pirie in series 2 episode 2. | ITV Returning after almost three years away last weekend (July 20), the first episode of the second series started at 8pm. However the second instalment was pushed back an hour yesterday (July 27) and started at the later time of 9pm - meaning a finish of around 11pm. The decision to change Karen Pirie's timing over the weekend was due to ITV/ STV broadcasting the final of the Women's 2025 Euros. It saw England retain the title they had previously won in 2022 - with a penalty shootout triumph over Spain. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Despite coverage starting at 3.30pm, it ran all the way until 9pm on the channels - a decision that many viewers took to social media to complain about. One wrote: '#itvsport OK England are the champions get this off milking it to the end get Karen Pirie on or has it been cancelled cos of this overkill.' Another added: 'Even the BBC come off the football earlier than ITV. There are some very unhappy Karen Pirie fans.' A person wrote: 'So England's women footballers win a competition… STV decides I would rather watch the celebrations and never ending analysis rather than Karen Pirie ,which I have been looking forward to.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad One echoed: 'Where's the next episode of Karen Pirie? The game's over.' Were you caught out by the change to the TV schedule last night - and did you stay up to watch Karen Pirie? Let me know by email: . If you love TV, check out our Screen Babble podcast to get the latest in TV and film.
Elle
2 days ago
- Sport
- Elle
'A Huge Boost For The Game' Heroic Lionesses Bring Football Home Again And Change Women's Football Forever
And the Lionesses have done it again. England women's football team were crowned champions of Europe last night in Switzerland once more, winning against Spain in a nail-biting penalty shoot-out at the Women's Euros 2025. Sarina Wiegman's team put in their best performance of the tournament and in doing so retained the UEFA Women's Championship title they won in 2022 at Wembley. There was an electric atmosphere in Basel's St. Jakob-Park despite the summer rain. Both teams looked sharp and focused, but it was reigning world champions Spain who went in front with a header from Mariona Caldentey in the first half. The Lionesses fought back, defending their goal thanks to the resilience of Jess Carter and Lucy Bronze, and stellar saves from goalkeeper Hannah Hampton. Who knows what manager Wiegman said to the team at half time, but they came back with a goal in the 56th minute after a cross from Chloe Kelly and superb header from Alessia Russo. Tension filled the night as the game went to extra time with no more goals scored. And so, we may have only just recovered from those dramatic penalties against Sweden in the quarter finals, but the teams lined up for another shoot-out, this time in front of England's roaring travelling fans. Once more it was Hannah Hampton (who started this tournament as number one goalkeeper for the first time after Mary Earps' retirement) with her penalty 'cheat sheet' homework taped to her arm, who made the title-winning saves. Chloe Kelly put away the penalty that had the whole team running onto the pitch in victory. 'Sweet Caroline' never felt sweeter as the stadium erupted and fans couldn't quite believe what an amazing game it had been. Hampton was later named player of the match, with another new star Michelle Agyemang named best young player. There's no doubt that England's victory will be a boost for women's football, which has seen huge growth in the past decade. The sold-out final, with an attendance of 34,203, rounded off a hugely successful tournament which broke records as the highest-attended Women's Euros in history. Stats from sponsors VISA showed that it's not just viewing figures but also spending power that continues to make an impact and drive economic growth around the game, with the fans of first-time qualifiers Iceland showing the largest increase of overseas spend in Switzerland. As the women's game continues to grow globally it will only attract more and more investment at all levels ahead of the Women's World Cup in Brazil in 2027. When ELLE UK interviewed Hannah Hampton in May she said, 'We want to go and bring the trophy back home if we possibly it's going to be a tough tournament, we know the standard everyone's brought now and countries are just getting stronger and stronger so it'll be tough but we'll go give it our best shot.' They did just that and once more we're celebrating the Lionesses and everything the team show us about grit, determination and never giving up.
Scotsman
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Karen Pirie viewers bemoan ITV schedule decision
Karen Pirie was not on at the usual time on Sunday night - and fans were not happy 😅 Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Karen Pirie was disrupted by the Euro 2025 final. The Lionesses' triumph caused the ITV drama to be delayed. Viewers were forced to wait an extra hour last night (July 27). Eager viewers who tuned in expecting to find out what happened next in Karen Pirie were left bemoaning changes to the TV schedule. The crime drama was pushed back an hour due to the final of the Women's Euros 2025. Lauren Lyle is back once again to lead the cast of the Scotland-set series - nearly three years after it first debuted. Both ITV and STV rescheduled the start time for the show last night (July 27). Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Based on the novels by Val McDermid, the programme tackles one cold case mystery each season. Each episode runs for nearly two hours, including adverts, and the delay meant a late night for fans. Karen Pirie viewers bemoan TV schedule change Lauren Lyle as Karen Pirie in series 2 episode 2. | ITV Returning after almost three years away last weekend (July 20), the first episode of the second series started at 8pm. However the second instalment was pushed back an hour yesterday (July 27) and started at the later time of 9pm - meaning a finish of around 11pm. The decision to change Karen Pirie's timing over the weekend was due to ITV/ STV broadcasting the final of the Women's 2025 Euros. It saw England retain the title they had previously won in 2022 - with a penalty shootout triumph over Spain. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Despite coverage starting at 3.30pm, it ran all the way until 9pm on the channels - a decision that many viewers took to social media to complain about. One wrote: '#itvsport OK England are the champions get this off milking it to the end get Karen Pirie on or has it been cancelled cos of this overkill.' Another added: 'Even the BBC come off the football earlier than ITV. There are some very unhappy Karen Pirie fans.' A person wrote: 'So England's women footballers win a competition… STV decides I would rather watch the celebrations and never ending analysis rather than Karen Pirie ,which I have been looking forward to.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad One echoed: 'Where's the next episode of Karen Pirie? The game's over.' Were you caught out by the change to the TV schedule last night - and did you stay up to watch Karen Pirie? Let me know by email: .
