The England Women Euro 2025 squad has been named.
The defending European champions head to Euro 2025 this summer as one of the favourites for the competition, having earned the right with some impressive results in the three years since football came home.
After capturing the imagination at Euro 2022 and making it all the way to the World Cup final a year later with an injury-ravaged squad – with Sarina Wiegman adjusting her team with a 3-5-2 system – England have shown their mettle in tournament football despite some iffy results in between big competitions.
They'll need all their experience this time around, with a tough assignment in the group stage, as France, the Netherlands and Wales stand in the way of a place in the knockout rounds.
Qualification was unconvincing, too, with England actually losing to the French in Newcastle, with the same result this summer potentially terminal to their Euros chances.
There's a good clutch of young players coming through though, with standout players from across the WSL, and with some of the stars of the 2022 triumph a little older and wiser, there's hope that the Lionesses can build accordingly.
Can this group become the first England side – men's or women's – to lift a trophy overseas?
England Women's Euros squad
England Women Euro 2025 squad
Goalkeeper Mary Earps retired immediately after the Nations League squad was named and defender Millie Bright confirmed before the Euro 2025 squad announcement that she would be unavailable for the tournament, while Fran Kirby retired having apparently been informed she would not be selected.
The squad announced on June 5 for Euro 2025 is as follows.
- GK: Hannah Hampton (Chelsea)
- GK: Khiara Keating (Manchester City)
- GK: Anna Moorhouse (Orlando Pride)
- DF: Lucy Bronze (Chelsea)
- DF: Jess Carter (Gotham FC)
- DF: Niamh Charles (Chelsea)
- DF: Alex Greenwood (Manchester City)
- DF: Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United
- DF: Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit)
- DF: Leah Williamson (Arsenal)
- DF: Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal)
- MF: Grace Clinton (Manchester United)
- MF: Jess Park (Manchester City)
- MF: Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich)
- MF: Ella Toone (Manchester United)
- MF: Keira Walsh (Chelsea)
- FW: Michelle Agyemang (Arsenal)
- FW: Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea)
- FW: Lauren Hemp (Manchester City)
- FW: Lauren James (Chelsea)
- FW: Chloe Kelly (Arsenal, on loan from Manchester City)
- FW: Beth Mead (Arsenal)
- FW: Alessia Russo (Arsenal)
England fixtures and results
Euro 2025 qualifying
April 5: England 1-1 Sweden, Wembley, London, England
April 9: Republic of Ireland 0-2 England, Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
May 31: England 1-2 France, St James' Park, Newcastle, England
June 4: France 1-2 England, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St Etienne, France
July 12: England 2-1 Republic of Ireland, Carrow Road, Norwich, England
July 16: Sweden 0-0 England, Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
Friendlies
October 25: England 3-4 Germany, Wembley, London, England
October 29: England 2-1 South Africa, Coventry Arena, Coventry, England
November 30: England 0-0 USA, Wembley, London, England
December 3: England 1-0 Switzerland, Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England
Women's Nations League
February 21: Portugal 1-1 England, Estadio Municipal de Portimao, Portimao, Portugal
February 26: England 1-0 Spain, Wembley, London, England
April 4: England 5-0 Belgium, Ashton Gate Stadium, England
April 8: Belgium 3-2 England, King Power at Den Dreef Stadion, Belgium
May 30: England 6-0 Portugal, Wembley Stadium, England
June 3: Spain 2-1 England, RCDE Stadium, Spain
Friendly
June 29: England v Jamaica, King Power Stadium, Leicester
Euro 2025
July 5: France v England, Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland
July 9: England v Netherlands, Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland
July 13: England v Wales, Arena St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
England manager: Sarina Wiegman
Sarina Wiegman has her sights set on a fifth straight appearance in a major tournament final as she leads England into the Euros.
Wiegman has lost two World Cup finals – one with the Netherlands, one with England – but has lifted the trophy both times she has taken a side to the Euros final, doing so on home soil. She won it with the Dutch in 2017 and with the Lionesses in 2022.
Will it be the trifecta for Wiegman in Switzerland?
England's star player
Alessia Russo
The recipient of the fan-voted Lionesses player of the year award in October, 25-year-old Russo has been one of Wiegman's most trusted and reliable players since she took the job in 2021.
Just like at the 2023 World Cup, Russo scored some hugely important goals for England in their qualification campaign. The forward opened the scoring in the 1-1 draw against Sweden and the 2-1 win over Ireland, as well as the killer second goal in a vital 2-1 victory away to France.
Russo has hit on a hot run of form in front of goal for Arsenal, which came after a change of manager at the Gunners, which will be music to Wiegman's ears with the Euros on the horizon.
Home Kit
England's home shirt when football came home in 2022 is one of the greatest England shirts ever thanks to its diamond theme. The 2023 effort, however, left a lot to be desired.
Thankfully, Nike are back to their best with this one – and they've not exactly played it safe, either.
In a design reminiscent of the kit the men's side wore at the 1982 World Cup, Nike has harked back to that tournament from over 40 years ago with a red and blue gradient plastered across the top portion of the shirt. This colour gradient is replaced by the traditional white below the England crest and Nike logo.
Away kit
While the Euro 2025 home shirt for England is one of the bravest that Nike have ever produced, the away kit is just as eye-catching.
Predominantly very dark blue with blue accents on the front of the shirt, it's different enough from the traditional reds that we're used to for England away shirts… but it's the side panels where Nike has tried something rather intriguing.
After opting for a multi-coloured underarms on the England men's Euro 2024 away kit, Nike has brought that over to the latest offering for the likes of Nike athlete Leah Williamson – but with a lot sharper detailing.
