Women’s Euro 2025: Switzerland Reaction, Italy V Spain, Portugal V Belgium Buildup – Live

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Some different large news from nan world of women’s shot that collapsed past night.

Tobin Heath, a two-time World Cup victor pinch nan USA, has announced her status aft years distant from nan athletics owed to wounded – a large rustle to her legions of fans who hoped she mightiness 1 time retake nan field.

“I ne'er played to beryllium celebrated aliases for group to attraction astir me,” said Heath. “I conscionable played because I loved it.”

The Women’s Euros has been competing for aerial clip pinch nan Club World Cup this summertime (I cognize which 1 I prefer, but hey ho) and nan Guardian wants to perceive your thoughts connected nan newest summation to nan shot calendar.

A bully caller idea, aliases an unnecessary summertime distraction?

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Hello! And bully greeting from a sweltering southbound Manchester wherever it’s hardly 10am but I’m already seeking nan crystal h2o and manus fans. Anyway … successful nan world of Euro 2025 things are heating up successful a different way. Group A came to a conclusion past night, pinch Norway sealing a 3rd consecutive victory, beating Iceland successful a 4-3 humdinger, to apical nan group connected a cleanable 9 points. Behind them, big federation Switzerland squeaked done connected extremity quality aft a 1-1 tie pinch Finland. They near it precocious mind you.

Spain are already done to nan quarter-finals but tin lucifer Norway’s maximum points tally if they hit Italy, for whom a conclusion will only beryllium terminal if Portugal hit Belgium by a very useful margin. It should beryllium nan Spanish and nan Italians successful nan past 8 from Group B, pinch Group C offering nary jeopardy going into nan last information of group games – though Group D (containing England and Wales) could get tasty.

Let’s get into today’s unrecorded blog, then, bringing you each nan guidance from past night, breaking news and buildup to this evening’s footballing fare.