LAFC and Cherundolo would be a disaster for Gio Reyna, says former USMNT star Eric Wynalda
Former United States striker Eric Wynalda says Gio Reyna returning to Major League Soccer would be a disaster for the national team due to the lack of hard-nosed competition domestically. Reyna’s future at Borussia Dortmund is uncertain after another injury-plagued season that restricted him to just 341 minutes in the Bundesliga. A move to Italian […]
England squad ratings: how all the Lionesses performed in Euro 2025 triumph
From Hampton to Kelly, Agyemang to Wiegman, the verdict on who shone the brightest and who was influential behind the scenes
Hannah Hampton (goalkeeper) Repaid her manager’s faith after she was made England’s No 1 before the tournament. Handled the pressure brilliantly with two player-of-the-match performances. Her two penalty saves in both of the Lionesses’ shootouts were crucial, as was her shot-stopping throughout. Produced match-saving stops in the final to deny Esther González and Clàudia Pina while her last-minute effort against Italy ensured the game went to extra time. 9/10
Appearances 6 | Minutes played 630 | Saves made 17 | Goals conceded 7 | Passing accuracy 73.3%
‘Proper England’: perfect unity that shows how Lionesses triumphed over the odds | Jonathan Liew
Playing an entire tournament with a fractured tibia is the type of undiluted commitment and individual sacrifice which carried team to glory
For some reason, as Chloe Kelly’s penalty hits the net and the England players explode across the pitch like streaks of white light, as Sarina Wiegman and Arjan Veurink embrace on the touchline, as England fans clutch each other in the stands, the eye is drawn to Khiara Keating of Manchester City.
Keating has not played a minute for England at this tournament. In fact, she has never played a minute for England at all. In fact, there was not the remotest possibility that she would play a minute for England at this tournament, and she knew this all along. Her entire Euros has consisted of training, travel and watching football from a hard bench. And yet at the moment of victory, nobody celebrates harder than England’s third goalkeeper.