Is England in crisis ahead of Euro 2025?
Full Time with Meg Linehan: A show about women's soccer
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4.8 • 756 Ratings
🗓️ 12 June 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
As England prepares to defend its European title, the nation has been rocked by the sudden retirements of high-profile veterans Mary Earps and Fran Kirby, and the withdrawal of vice-captain Mille Bright. As pressure intensifies on head coach Sarina Wiegman ahead of Euro 2025, many are wondering: Is England really in crisis?
On a special edition of Full Time, Tamerra Griffin is joined by The Athletic's Megan Feringa and Jacob Whitehead to unpack how England got to this point, and where Wiegman's team might be heading. What has changed since the Lionesses won Euro 2022? Has opinion soured on Wiegman? Is this amount of noise normal for any high-profile defending champion? Who will step up to be the leaders for England in Switzerland this summer?
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Articles referenced on the show:
England have a strong core despite retirements – Sarina Wiegman seems to know it
Chelsea defender Millie Bright undergoes knee surgery following England withdrawal
Introducing England Women’s Euro 2025 squad: Every player analysed
England manager Sarina Wiegman’s ‘honest conversations’ come with mixed results
In Mary Earps’ departure, Sarina Wiegman faces the toughest challenge of her England tenure
Inside Mary Earps’ shock England retirement: Anger from Wiegman, mixed feelings from team-mates
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HOST: Tamerra Griffin
GUESTS: Megan Feringa, Jacob Whitehead
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen
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