The Euro 2025 quarter-finals delivered everything we love about a tournament — resilience, drama, heartbreak, and a whole lot of passion. Across the four games, we witnessed giants fall, underdogs

The Lionesses, however, thought they had taken the lead inside 16 minutes at the Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich, only for Alessia Russo’s goal to be disallowed for a marginal offside ruling on Beth Mead. It was a decision England’s head coach described as a “huge surprise” — so what exactly happened, and why didn’t the goal stand?

France coach Laurent Bonadei has not given much focus to penalty kicks ahead of his team's quarter-final clash with Germany at Euro 2025 on Saturday, despite the wild shootout between England and Sweden on Thursday.

Georgia Stanway says England are determined to “put things right” in their second 2025 European Championship match against the Netherlands and move on from the France defeat, which she described as “like a bad night out”.

Katie Smith has reaction to Germany’s win over France at UEFA Women’s EURO 2025. She’s with Karen Bardsley, Vicki Sparks and Julien Laurens. Also hear from England’s Beth Mead and Khiara Keating. BBC Sounds / 5 Live commentaries:

Nikita Parris is poised to join London City Lionesses in their first season in the Women’s Super League, following the expiration of her Brighton contract. The Guardian understands the 31-year-old forward will have a medical with the Michelle Kang-owned side on Tuesday.

Spain remain favoured to win Euro 2025 after a dominant display in group play. England and France are top contenders in the odds.

Beth Mead believes that England’s Euro 2025 opener defeat to France was 'the best thing that could have happened' to the Lionesses, as they prepare for a high-stakes quarter-final clash against Sweden.