Home Again: How the Lionesses retained their Euros title
Football Daily
BBC
4.3 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 29 December 2025
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Katie Smith looks back at England’s dramatic Women’s Euros campaign as the team managed injuries, made game-changing substitutions, and fought through extra time and penalty shoot-outs on their way to becoming back-to-back champions.
Featuring commentary, interviews and analysis, Katie is joined by Vicki Sparks, Karen Bardsley and Izzy Christiansen who featured throughout 5 Live’s coverage of the tournament in Switzerland earlier this year.
TIMECODES: 00:20 - The story of the tournament, as told on BBC Radio 5 Live 05:45 - Katie welcomes, KB, Izzy and Vicki 08:10 - How concerned were the team going into the tournament given the withdrawals and retirements? 13:33 - The Lionesses get off to a tricky start against France. 19:45 - Did England underestimate Sweden? 26:00 - We relive that penalty shootout as England came back to make the semi-finals. 32:45 - The Lionesses meet the dark horses of the tournament, Italy. 38:50 - Vicki talks us through that Michelle Agyemang commentary moment. 44:00 - England's substitutes save the day again and they're in to the final. 47:20 - The rematch everyone was waiting for, England meet Spain again. 51:50 - What legacy has this win created and what's next for the Lionesses?
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| 0:41.2 | It was an unpredictable, at times inexplicable, but most importantly, |
| 0:46.3 | and historic summer for the lionesses. |
| 0:49.1 | So over the next hour, sit back, try to relax and join us to reminisce on a tournament like no other. |
| 0:56.6 | From St George's to St. Jakobs Park on that Sunday by the Rhine. |
| 1:01.7 | For Serena Vigman and her team, history was on the line. |
| 1:06.8 | It had been far from plain sailing for the lionesses. |
| 1:09.9 | Now Spain stood in their way. |
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