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The officials for Sunday’s final were announced last night:
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Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
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Assistant referees: Camille Soriano, Francesca di Monte
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Fourth official: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi
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Reserve assistant referee: Susanne Küng
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VAR: Willy Delajod
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Assistant VAR: Christian Dingert
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VAR supervisor: Dennis Higler
Keira Walsh has said she hopes Spain’s players are able to “just enjoy the game of football” when they face England in the Euro 2025 final on Sunday after their World Cup final victory two years ago was overshadowed by Luis Rubiales’s actions afterwards.
Reflecting on England’s 2023 World Cup final defeat to Spain, Keira Walsh said: “Obviously it was a massive disappointment. From a collective we probably feel like we didn’t have our best performance that day. But as a football player you can become too emotional and if you pull too much on that then you can be too emotional. This is a new game, new team, we know what we bring in this tournament so we’re going to keep doing that and focus on the positives, not try and draw on that too much.
“Obviously we think about it a little bit but, for us, we’ll put it to the side and focus on Sunday. As I said, we’ve got so many new players in this team who are really confident and can bring so many new things to this team which is exciting, so we can just focus on the positives.”
On the rivalry between England and Spain, Keira Walsh said: “It is a rivalry. There is respect between the teams and they play incredible football. We know that we can do on our day as well so it’s going to be an exciting game and hopefully it’s a good one for the fans to watch.”
England midfielder Keira Walsh spoke to the media yesterday to preview Sunday’s final. She said: “There’s a lot of respect between both the teams. I think the most important thing for them is that they can enjoy this final. There’s no controversy surrounding it. The girls deserve to be there, they play incredible football. So first and foremost, for them as human beings is that they can go out there and actually enjoy this game.”
England will have had one recovery day more than Spain when Sunday’s final arrives. Could that increase their chances of winning the European title again?
Tom Garry has looked into it…
WSL2 fixtures announced
The 2025-26 fixtures for the WSL2 – formerly known as the Women’s Championship – have also been released. Here are the games taking place on the opening weekend of the campaign, starting September 5:
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Sheffield United v Sunderland (5/9)
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Southampton v Ipswich (6/9)
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Birmingham v Bristol City (7/9)
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Charlton v Crystal Palace (7/9)
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Nottingham Forest v Newcastle (7/9)
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Portsmouth v Durham (7/9)
Here are the WSL games scheduled for the final week of the season, set to take place on the 16th or 17th May 2026:
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Brighton v Tottenham
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Chelsea v Manchester United
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Everton v Leicester
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Liverpool v Arsenal
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London City Lionesses v Aston Villa
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West Ham v Manchester City
Tom Garry
Sky Sports is intending to schedule the majority of its live Women’s Super League matches at noon on Sundays in the new season, the Guardian understands, as the division seeks to establish a new regular slot.
WSL fixtures announced
The WSL fixtures for the 2025-26 season have been announced this morning. Here are the games taking place on the opening weekend of the campaign, starting September 5:
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Chelsea v Manchester City (5/9)
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Arsenal v London City Lionesses (6/9)
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Brighton v Aston Villa (7/9)
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Liverpool v Everton (7/9)
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Manchester United v Leicester (7/9)
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Tottenham v West Ham (7/9)
Preamble
The countdown to the Euro 2025 final is on. There are just two days to go before England take on Spain in Basel. Preparations for the showpiece event are underway with both teams set for their penultimate training sessions. I’ll be bringing you all the latest from Switzerland throughout the day, along with news and transfer updates from the wider football world.
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