After 18 minutes of half-paced chugging, flashes of life standing out because they were unusual, a game broke out at the King Power Stadium. Five or six tackles were made in the space of eight seconds, roughly split equally. It seemed to wake up both...
Today at Trafalgar Square, England will celebrate the first major success for a senior international football team since Sir Alf Ramsey’s men in 1966. The architect of this victory, the calm and steely Dutchwoman Sarina Wiegman, hailed England’s succ...
WEMBLEY — England have won their first major title since 1966 with a dramatic victory over Germany at Wembley in the Euro 2022 final. Ella Toone’s strike was cancelled out by Lina Magull before Chloe Kelly’s scrappy goal deep into extra-time sealed t...
England 2-1 (aet) Germany (Toone 62′, Kelly 111′ | Magull 79′) WEMBLEY — Championed by a nation, champions of Europe. A feeling as glorious as the swirl of Chloe Kelly’s shirt around her head as she raced to Sarina Wiegman. As sweet as Ella Toone’s c...
England women have reached the final of Euro 2022 at Wembley, with only Germany standing between the Lionesses and a historic triumph. Sarina Wiegman’s players have become household names during their scintillating run to the final, with a 4-0 semi-f...
Newcastle United would have to offer close to £60m to tempt Leicester into parting with star midfielder James Maddison. The Magpies failed with an initial offer of £40m for the England international on Friday. Sources in the East Midlands have sugges...
As a young Chloe Kelly stood by the side of the pitch practising keepie uppies while her older brothers played, all the boys would look on in envy at the skills displayed by the football-loving youngster. “Everybody in the team knew they were in the ...
Ella Toone stood out “like a sore thumb” when she first began playing football as a young girl, her first-ever coach remembers, as her natural talent shone through. “Ella was naturally gifted and stuck out like a sore thumb because she was absolutely...
No matter how exhausted Mary Earps was after a match, she always found time to sign autographs and pose for photos with young fans. The England women’s goalkeeper who has played a starring role in Euro 2022, first played football for West Bridgford C...
An all-female Royal Air Force crew will roar on the Lionesses with a spectacular flypast over a sold-out Wembley Stadium on Sunday. Ahead of the historic women’s Euro 2022 final between England and Germany, a C-130 Hercules crewed by three women, fla...
Boris Johnson and Sir Keir Starmer have sent their support to the England team ahead of the women’s Euro 2022 final against Germany on Sunday. As the Lionesses prepare for their date with destiny at Wembley Stadium, the Prime Minister and the Labour ...
Leicester have rejected Newcastle’s £40m opening bid for playmaker James Maddison. The Foxes, who aren’t shy on offloading their star players at maximum value, are holding out for closer to £60m and would prefer to keep the 25-year-old. Maddison has ...
It is a baking hot July late afternoon, the type on which watching other people do exercise from areas of dappled shade feels like the best way to cool down. At Cheadle Nomads FC, a sports ground on the south of Manchester, Stockport County’s players...