Newsblog for the women’s European Championship
“It was difficult for Spain and not deserved”
Updated on July 26, 2025 – 9:55 p.m.Reading time: 12 min.
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Switzerland has been the center of European football since July 2. For the first time, the country expects a European women’s championship. 16 national teams compete against each other in eight cities to win the continental title.
The kiss scandal after the 2023 World Cup final could result in a special motivation for the European Championship final on Sunday for Spain’s footballers. At least that believes that in midfielder Ella Toone by opponent England. “After their World Cup title, everyone only talked about this topic. It was difficult for her and not deserved. So you couldn’t really celebrate your great tournament,” said Toone on Friday.
After the World Cup final in Australia against England, the then Spanish football association chief Luis Rubiales player Jennifer Hermoso grabbed her head with both hands at the award ceremony and kissed it on his mouth. This was later seen as a “sexual assault” and, among other things, sanctioned with a fine of 10,800 euros.
“It was a difficult time for the Spaniards,” said toone before the duel on Sunday (from 6 p.m. in the live ticker at T-Online): “Both want to win, and both have their own reasons for it. I think it will be a difficult game,” said the 25-year-old by Manchester United.
The “Mega-Save” by DFB goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger in the EM quarter-finals gave the UEFA dream numbers on the Internet. The video of the brilliant parade was viewed more than 20 million times at Tikkok. No other clip on a channel of the European Football Union achieved such a reach during the European Women’s European Championship. This also applies to the more than 1.3 million interactions of users – like likes, comments or other forms of participation.
Berger had spectacularly scratched a crashed header by captain Janina Minge from the line in the 103rd minute in the dramatic 6: 5 in the penalty shootout against France in the 103rd minute. The English Guardian wrote “one of the best parades at a European championship ever.”
Thursday, July 24, 2025
The English national football coach Sarina Wiegman is probably a very special honor at a triumph in the European Championship final against Spain. As British media report, the Dutchman on the island would be awarded the knight’s dignity for the second EM title in a row. According to the newspaper “The Telegraph”, the 55-year-old could also receive the award for the former men’s coach Gareth Southgate in the event of a final defeat.
Despite the bankruptcy in the European Championship final in 2021 against Italy, Southgate had been hit against Italy. Wiegman was already intended for honorary dignity in 2023, but then lost the World Cup final against Spain with her team. If the new edition of this duel on Sunday (from 9 p.m. in the live ticker at T-Online) succeeds, in addition to the trainer, some players such as captain Leah Williamson could also receive special awards at home.