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14m ago 12.00 BST WSL to expand trial for alcohol in stands WSL Football is expanding the trial to offer supporters the choice to drink alcohol in the stands to 14 clubs across the Barclays Women’s Super League and Barclays Women’s Super League 2 for the 2025/26 season. Unlike men’s football in the UK, the women’s professional game is not covered by legislation in the Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc.) Act 1985 (SECAA 1985) which prohibits the consumption of alcohol in view of the pitch. An initial version of the trial took place across four Barclays WSL2 clubs – Birmingham City, Bristol City, Newcastle United and Southampton – during the second half of the 2024-25 campaign. This ran across 19 league fixtures between January and May 2025 and involved over 51,000 supporters. And following the undertaking of a successful evaluation across fans, clubs and matchday staff, seven clubs from each division have signed up for the second phase of the trial that will run throughout 2025/26. The WSL clubs included are: Arsenal (Emirates Stadium)

Chelsea (Kingsmeadow & Stamford Bridge)*

Everton (Goodison Park)

Liverpool (St Helens & Anfield)

London City Lionesses (Hayes Lane)*

Manchester City (Joie Stadium)

Manchester United (Leigh Sports Village & Old Trafford) The WSL2 clubs included are: Birmingham City (St Andrew’s)

Bristol City (Ashton Gate)

Crystal Palace (Sutton United)

Newcastle United (St James’ Park)*

Sheffield United (Bramall Lane)

Sunderland (Stadium of Light)

Southampton (St Mary’s Stadium) Share

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42m ago 11.32 BST Have you been enjoying the Euro 2025 drama? Whether you have watched matches in Switzerland, fan parks, pubs or on the edge of your sofa, we would love to hear from you. Is there a buzz of excitement about the final? Which teams have impressed you? Who will be crowned champions on Sunday? Does this tournament feel like a step up in quality from the previous Euros three years ago? Euro 2025 has been a wild ride. Are you enjoying the drama? Read more Share

54m ago 11.20 BST 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.” Share

1h ago 11.12 BST 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.” Share

1h ago 11.00 BST England midfielder Keira Walsh has been speaking to the media this morning. On 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.” View image in fullscreen England's Keira Walsh during a press conference. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA Share

1h ago 10.48 BST Sophie Downey “It took just one moment. One clever movement into space, one cutting through pass and one brilliant finish for Spain to finally undo a resilient German defence. When Aitana Bonmatí angled home a shot from a tight angle deep into extra time, she not only sent her side through to a final of a women’s Euros for the first time but also proved so much about the strength, both physically and mentally, of this dominant Spanish team…” Germany offer steely resilience but Bonmatí’s moment of magic solves puzzle | Sophie Downey Read more Share

2h ago 10.39 BST Aitana Bonmatí revealed after yesterday’s game that she intentionally aimed for the front post before scoring the decisive goal against Germany. She said: “Yes, the truth is that we had studied it. Well, Marisa, the goalkeeper coach, had told me that she [Berger] made certain movements and that sometimes she left the near post clear and that’s how it was. I didn’t think about [taking that shot] twice because I didn’t want it to reach penalties. “Scoring in a game like this one is super special and if I can help the team writing history, it’s very special. For the first time we have beaten Germany with the women’s national team, and for the first time we are in the final of the Euros. We have written history.” View image in fullscreen Spain's Aitana Bonmati (R), scores against Germany goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger. Photograph: Michael Buholzer/EPA Share

2h ago 10.24 BST Spain recorded their first-ever win over Germany last night. View image in fullscreen Spain celebrate after beating Germany in the Euro 2025 semi-finals. Photograph: Philipp Kresnik/SheKicks/SPP/Shutterstock Share

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