England Women defend title with another comeback, downing Spain in final after penalty shootout

Hello there! Between the parties for the victory of the Lionesses with the Ladies -and the busy transfer transactions, there is no shortage of storylines from England this weekend. I am Pardep Cattry with the newest to start your week.

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🏆 England defeated Spain to win ladies -euros

England is again the Champions of Europe and beat Spain in Basel on Sunday to win the Ladies Euro and only to become the second nation that wins back-to-back titles.

Turning faithfully for an England team that spent only four minutes and 52 seconds in the lead during the knock -out phase, the champions had to come from behind on Sunday. A dominant Spain took the lead thanks to the 25th minute goal of Mariona Caldentey, but the lion ribbons right in the 57th minute thanks to Alessia Russo. England found a way to disrupt the passing patterns of Spain and the attack possibilities of La Roja, Spain placed only five shots on goal from 22 attempts to the end of 120 minutes. The Lionesses then won 3-1 in the Penalty Shootout with goalkeeper Hannah Hampton who made two saves, including a Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmati and Chloe Kelly scored the winner, three years after winning the winning goal of England in the Euro-Final Stadium.

Head coach of England, Sarina Wiegman, has now won the last three European titles, including the 2017 edition when she was in charge of the Netherlands and built up a reputation as a tournament specialist. That was especially the case in the course of the title -winning run of the Lionesses in Switzerland this summer, Wiegman chose Grit Bovenstijl to get them over again and again. England trusted their talented attack, but imperfection was easy to recognize, especially with a shaky defense that managed to reverse things for a strong outing against Spain on Sunday. There is an argument that the lion ribbons were lucky on their way to the stage, although the fact that they had the mental determination to persevere in rocky circumstances, perhaps the most sounding legacy of their victory, As Captain Leah Williamson noted after the match.

• Williamson: “We drove our luck, but I don’t think we were lucky. Totally unbelief, but at the same time I knew it would happen. There is always a moment when I think” the right girls, let’s turn it on. “

Entering imperfection, however, was a theme of women’s euro, whether it is Spain’s inability to find answers for solid defenses such as that of England and Germany or the inability for just about every team to convince in a penalty shootout. The power balance in the women’s game shifted a bit on the way not only England became better of an apparently unstoppable Spain, up-and-Comers Italy was the surprise of the competition by reaching the semi-final about the historical powerhouse Norway. With two years to go to the World Cup, it is set up for a competitive and unpredictable race to the finish while all eyes are starting to turn to the Brazilian tournament.

This weekend

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✈️ Comings and inside in England

A handful of English clubs mixed in the season matches with a number of large transfers activities at the weekend, hits deals to welcome – and say goodbye – for various remarkable players. \ \

Arsenal announced the signing of Viktor Gyokeres on Saturday from Sporting Lisbon on Saturday and presented him to fans at the National Stadium of Singapore during their victory against Newcastle United, while Morgan Gibbs-White reached the end of his saga by signing a new deal with Nottingham Forest. However, the big news of the weekend is the approaching relocation from Luis Diaz to Bayern Munich after the German champions have resumed conversations with Liverpool. Bayern has increased their bid to $ 88.1 million from the initial range of $ 78.8 million and Diaz left the Reds pre -season tour in Hong Kong to undergo a medical and complete the move. The Colombia International had played a crucial role in the first season of Arne Slot in Liverpool, but with new signing sessions Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike in the mix, as well as the possibility that Alexander Isak joins them, leaves the limited room for the attackers who were in the club books last week.

Elsewhere in England, a familiar face comes closer to a Premier League return. Former Arsenal -midfielder Granit Xhaka will complete a move to Sunderland and join the newly promoted side in the middle of a fascinating summer for the black cats. Sunderland is clearly planning to stay up and are ready to pay up to $ 22.8 million for his services, a record compensation from an English side for a player of 32 years or older, suitable for someone who has a reliable track record, as James Benge writes.

• Curvature: “For that prize, Sunderland receives a player who offers many features that is missing the side of Regis Le Bris. With more than 200 Premier League matches to his name for seven seasons at Arsenal, he knows the competition inside out. Indeed, a quick look would suggest that he would also have more matches in England’s Team’s Team flight flight in England’s flight to the Team flight flight to the flight flight flight flight flight flight flight flights flight in the past flight to the flight flight flight flight in the past flight to the Vluchtam flight to the flight of flight to the flight of flight to the flight in England. Extremely available, playing 66 of a possible 68 Bundesliga games during his time in the Bay Arena, and has not sustained a major injury since 2021. “

🔗 Top stories

🏆 Unpredictable ladies euro: The surprise profit of England in the women’s-Euro-Musher in a new era of results that are difficult to predict at the top levels of the game and offers an exciting preview of what is coming in the World Cup 2027 World Cup 2027.

🔴 Liverpool’s new look attack: While Liverpool puts new exciting attacking talent on a row, their movements force the question: how will Arne Slot find a way to fit Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike into the team?

🆕 Gyokees to arsenal: Viktor Gyokeres fulfills a need for attack for an ambitious arsenal, but how many goals will he actually contribute if he makes the big leap from Portugal to England?

❌ Messi, Alba suspended: MLS handed Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba a suspension of one match for deregistering the All-Star game, after a long-term rule that the competition will now look at a “hard look”.

⭐ Evander’s MVP case: The Evander of FC Cincinnati is making his own business for MVP in MLS this season and maps an impressive turnout from his native Brazil.

🔵🔴 Barcelona’s quiet window: The shape of Lamine Yamal and Marcus Rashford will be the big stories of the Barcelona season, but the champions of La Liga have opted for a quiet transfer strategy, which may not be so bad.

🇮🇹 Series A -managers, arranged: A flashy series of managers will be on the touchlines this season in the Serie A, with Napoli’s Antonio Conte that leads the peloton after winning the title and Gian Piero Gasperini there while he takes the lead about Roma.

💰 The back line

💵 Dear bets

• Premier League: 2025-26 Champions
  💰 The Pick: Liverpool to win the Premier League title (+175) – Arsenal and Manchester City certainly improved their chances of winning the Premier League title of next season with major signing sessions in recent months, but this trophy can still be losing Liverpool’s. Even if Luis Diaz makes his exit, the Reds now collect some of the most exciting young attacking players of the game in Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike and will still benefit from Mohamed Salah’s skills. There is definitely a matter that Liverpool has focused a bit too much this summer on attack, especially because they focus on Alexander Isak, but their ambitious rebuild makes them the natural favorites to end the top of the top flight of England for another year in a row.

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