Spain may dominate final but England’s name could be written on the trophy | Emma Hayes

It paid to be lucky rather than good for Lionesses in the Euros knockouts but scale of task in Basel will be on another levelEngland-Spain is the final everyone predicted before the tournament and it is a great match-up. An England victory would be an even bigger achievement than when they won Euro 2022, because this is a harder final than the one against Germany at Wembley.England should be the favourites purely because they are the holders and they have had the experience of winning it. Their belief that they can always get back into a game, no matter how indifferent they’ve been, is the one thing that stands out about England. Sometimes it pays to be lucky rather than good, but we shouldn’t dismiss that or talk it down. Their resilience is their superpower, and although they haven’t always been free-flowing, they’ve found ways to win, which is down to the character of the players and, most importantly, the “finishers” from the bench demonstrating that England have a lot of quality and depth. Continue reading...

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