New faces and old fears: Lionesses’ Euro title defence is a step into the unknown

England are the defending European champions but the years since Wembley glory have seen continual evolutionTime moves quickly in football and in women’s football in particular, as the drive towards professionalism gathers pace. The England squad that heads to Switzerland attempting to retain their European title looks different to the one that won a first major title only three years ago, but evolution is a necessary step in the life cycle of a team and, especially, when the rest of the world is also evolving.Are England in a better place going into the tournament in Switzerland than they were going into the 2022 home Euros? It is impossible to answer that question when no team, England included, stand still and the landscape of European women’s football has fundamentally changed. Continue reading...

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