Women’s Euro 2025: England reach another final and await Germany or Spain – live

All the latest news and reaction from SwitzerlandTop scorers | Player guide | Mail TomJess Carter got a great reception when she came on in the closing stages against Italy and has been talking a bit more about why she spoke out about the racist abuse she received on social media after England\s quarter-final against Sweden. “Hopefully it makes people aware it’s not Ok, that racism is still going on,” said the England defender. “We’re just doing our job to the best of our ability and playing for the badge, no one’s more disappointed with some of my performances than I am but the colour of my skin has nothing to do with it. I’ve got mixed race nephews and nieces and I want them to grow up being brave and powerful and if speaking up today makes a difference to even one person that’s good enough for me.”Lucy Bronze has become a kind of totem of the Lionesses’ cussedness and spirit during this tournament, and the experienced full-back has been characteristically bullish in the aftermath of last night’s win, as Suzanne Wrack reports:Lucy Bronze has said England have “nothing to prove” after reaching a third successive major tournament final with a dramatic extra-time win over Italy despite some unconvincing performances.“Do we have something to prove? Not really,” the Chelsea right-back said. “That’s people from the outside thinking that teams have to win every single game. We’ve done six consecutive semi-finals, three consecutive finals, who else has done that? Nobody. [The current] Spain and Germany are fantastic teams but even they haven’t managed that feat.” Continue reading...