Press voices for the European Championship final
“England never gives up”
Updated on July 30th, 2025 – 11:30 a.m.Reading time: 3 min.
England won the European Championship and prevailed against Spain in penalty shooting. The international press also comments on this.
In the duel between two top teams, the English national team prevailed on Sunday evening in a gripping EM final against Spain. After regular playing time and extension, it was 1-1, the “Lionesses” in Basel kept their nerves in the penalty shootout-and thus secured the European Championship title for the second time in a row.
It was not only a great triumph for England, but also a sporty revenge. At the 2023 World Cup, the Spaniards won 1-0 in the final. The international press comments on Sarina Wiegman’s team.
“Guardian”: “So the three painful years are over. And with that, the team of Sarina Wiegman has secured what no other football team has succeeded in: a dynasty. With a lot of heart, the ‘Lionesses’ underpin their claim than the best English sports team ever.”
“BBC”: “Sarina Wiegman’s team defied all adversities, caused the doubters to silence and came back from the abyss over and over again. In the end there can be no doubt. This was the greatest success in the history of English football.”
“Independent”: “Chloe Kelly again decided the European Championship for England, this time with such a massive penalty that he aptly reflected the struggle and spirit of this team. The team of Sarina Wiegman has done another miracle in this tournament. All of these are already historical performances, but they are increased by the glorious way.”
“Mirror”: “The ‘Lionesses’ did it again. The players of Sarina Wiegman were the comeback queens on the way to the final of the Euro 2025 in Basel.”
“As “: “The dream ends in the nightmare – history is written from victories, but also from defeats. England destroyed the Spanish dream, the world champions could not close the circle of Sydney.”
“Marca”: “Spain eleven meters from the dream. The fateful penalty shootout with two parades and a mistake by their own team converted the smile into tears.”
“Mundo Deportivo “: “Spain loses the final of the European Championship in a cruel way. After winning the 2023 World Cup and the Nations League 2024, there will be no triple crown.”
“La Gazzetta Dello Sport”: “After the success of Arsenal in the Champions League against Barcelona, another tournament confirms which country is currently in charge of the continent, although the way of the ‘Lionesses’ this month did not go smoothly. Everything has already been said about their victory against the ‘Azzurre’, but there is also a defeat in the group phase and three games in a row – including the final or in the extension Penal shooting was decided, whereby they had to make up for a gap every time.
“L’Equipe”: “After a victory against Spain, England won his second European Championship in Basel on Sunday. And that, even though they were only in the lead in the tournament’s knockout phase. […] That makes your victory even more epic. “