A Women’s European Championship quarterfinal saw Germany’s Kathrin Hendrich sent off for pulling an opponent’s hair.

The bizarre incident also resulted in a penalty as France took the lead in the Women’s Euro 2025 quarter-final

Advocates of women’s football – and surely plenty of football lovers in general – received a diamond-studded gift on Saturday evening. In the final quarterfinal match-up of the 2025 Women’s

When the experienced Kathrin Hendrich had a brain fade and pulled Mbock Bathy's ponytail in the box on 13 minutes, most Germany fans would have been forgiven for thinking France would progress into the Euro 2025 semi-finals.

Germany made a nightmare start to their Euro Women's 2025 quarter final when Kathrin Hendrich was sent off for a hair pull.

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Germany team director Nia Künzer has defended Kathrin Hendrich for the hair-pulling incident which led to her early red card in the European Championship quarter-final win against France. The record champions won on penalties after a 1-1 draw in Basel on Saturday after being forced to play with 10 players for almost 120 minutes including stoppage

France captain Mbock makes her first start start of the tournament having recovered from her calf injury. That means it's a new centre-back partnership for Les Bleues. Alongside the Paris Saint-Germain defender is Maelle Lakrar who also makes her return after a two-game absence with a hamstring injury.