Hannah Hampton Reveals She Threw Away Spain’s Notes In Euros Shootout

England’s goalkeeper Hannah Hampton has revealed really she threw nan h2o vessel of Spain’s Cata Coll into nan stands – ditching its tactical notes – arsenic nan Lionesses went connected to complete a punishment shootout triumph successful nan European Championship final.

Hampton had England’s insider accusation written connected a portion of insubstantial taped to her near limb and she made stops from Mariona Caldentey and Aitana Bonmatí earlier Chloe Kelly scored nan decisive footwear as nan Lionesses retained nan trophy.

The 24-year-old admitted she took nan opportunity to effort to negate immoderate effect Spain’s punishment investigation mightiness have. Coll still saved efforts from Beth Mead and Leah Williamson during nan shootout, which England won 3-1.

“The Spanish keeper had it connected her bottle,” Hampton told TalkSport. “So I thought erstwhile she was going successful goal: ‘I’ll conscionable prime it up and propulsion it into nan English fans truthful she can’t person it.’”

The Chelsea subordinate added: “I ne'er put it connected a vessel because anyone tin do that, truthful that is why I put it connected my arm, and nan TV caught that. It wasn’t difficult – erstwhile she has gone successful nan extremity it [the bottle] is connected its own, isn’t it? It is successful a towel, you conscionable prime it up.

“Mine is blank, but it has nan aforesaid sponsors and worldly truthful I conscionable put excavation successful there, chucked her 1 into nan fans and she had an quiet bottle. She was looking for wherever it is. She was stepping backmost and I was stepping nan different way. She was truthful confused. I was trying truthful difficult not to burst retired laughing [because] I was like: ‘Oh, I don’t cognize wherever it has gone’ … but you person sewage to do thing haven’t you?”

England besides came done a dramatic punishment shootout triumph complete Sweden en way to Euros glory, successful which some sides grounded to person spot-kicks astatine important moments. Hampton described that shootout arsenic “traumatic” and “horrendous”.

She said: “Before nan games we arsenic a keeper group person meetings and we analyse each punishment that each individual from nan opposing squad has had. I deliberation Alexia [Putellas] had 46 penalties we had to beryllium location and watch.

“You will watch it and prime retired small things they do, whether they spell 1 broadside aliases nan different aliases person small subtleties successful their run-up aliases moreover their limb position. Then unit penalties, wherever they thin to put them, you spot each of that and past you spot their tally up and accommodate successful nan infinitesimal to it.”