The Lionesses have won the Euros! After yet another remarkable comeback performance, Sarina Wiegman’s side have won the international competition for the second time in a row. They won the penalty shootout 3-1 after an initial scare when Beth Mead slipped on the opening kick, with Chloe Kelly smashing home the final one emphatically. The players are in tears after leaving it all out on the pitch. A deserved victory! (Photo: Lionesses yesterday).

King Charles congratulates England – and sets them a new task. The King has congratulated the players in a lengthy post on social media, saying they have made the famous chant ‘football’s coming home’ ring true. “This brings you, your manager and all your support team my most heartfelt congratulations on winning the Euros 2025,” he wrote. “For more years than I care to remember, England fans have sung that famous chant ‘football’s coming home’.

“As you return home with the trophy you won at Wembley three years ago, it is a source of great pride that, through sporting skill and awesome teamwork, the Lionesses have made those words ring true. For this, you have my whole family’s warmest appreciation and admiration. “More than that, though, you have shown through your example over the past weeks that there are no setbacks so tough that defeat cannot be transformed into victory, even as the final whistle looms. Well done, Lionesses. The next task is to bring home the World Cup in 2027 if you possibly can! “Charles R.”

PM congratulates the Lionesses – As the celebrations continue on the pitch, congratulatory messages pour in online. One is from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who praised the team for digging deep. That they did. Champions again! Lionesses lift the trophy – We Are The Champions blares across the stadium, confetti falls and the players are euphoric as they lift the Euro trophy after beating Spain on pens. Courtesy: Sky News and Photos by Reuters and PA.

England Women 1-1 Spain Women (England Win 3-1 on Penalties): Chloe Kelly Makes History Again as Lionesses Defend European Title

By Charlotte Marsh, Senior football journalist

Match report as England defend their Euro title with a 3-1 win against Spain in a dramatic penalty shoot-out; Mariona Caldentey had given Spain the lead in the first half; Alessia Russo levelled to send the game to extra time.

Chloe Kelly was England’s Euros hero again as her winning penalty in a dramatic shoot-out saw the Lionesses defend their title, beating Spain 3-1 on spot-kicks in the Euro 2025 final after a 1-1 draw after extra-time. England made hard work of it once again. They went to extra-time for a third successive knockout game at this tournament, and penalties for a second.

But the Lionesses came through the lottery of a shootout to win the Euros for a second time, with Kelly – scorer of the winning goal at Wembley in extra-time against Germany in 2022 – netting the decisive kick with her now-trademark run-up. She came off the bench to do it again too, replacing Lauren James in the 40th minute. The Chelsea winger seemed to still be carrying a knock from the semi-final against Italy, but Kelly lit up the pitch once again.

England needed the attacking intent too, having gone behind to Mariona Caldentey’s header in the 25th minute. England were just a step behind as Spain slicked their way forward. Caldentey was a shoulder in front of Lucy Bronze to nod home Ona Batlle’s cross. Once she came on, Kelly proved to be a nuisance and, just before the hour, sent in another inch-perfect cross for Alessia Russo to head past Cata Coll.

But it is not only Kelly who England are indebted too. As she has done throughout Euro 2025, Hannah Hampton kept the Lionesses in it at the most crucial of moments. Not long after Russo’s equaliser, the Chelsea goalkeeper denied Claudia Pina on the tightest of angles. Spain dominated the additional 30 minutes, and should have won it when Salma Paralluelo tried to flick the ball goalwards. However, she could not get the right purchase as the ball ran away.

With neither side able to make the breakthrough, the game went to yet another England penalty shootout. It began dramatically when Beth Mead had to retake the first kick after a double touch. She had scored initially, but the second was saved. Patri Guijarro saw Spain ahead with their first try – but that would be the only penalty they would score.

Hampton saved from Caldentey and Aitana Bonmati, while Paralluelo sent her effort wide of the post. Despite a miss from Leah Williamson, Niamh Charles and Alex Greenwood scored theirs before Kelly stepped up again in the most pressurised of moments to see England to Euros glory once again.

Courtesy: Sky Sports