Lionesses make us proud to be English – perhaps for the last time

BASEL, SWITZERLAND – JULY 27: Chloe Kelly and Michelle Agyemang of England celebrate with the UEFA Women’s EURO trophy while laying in ticker tape after their team’s victory in the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 Final match between England and Spain at St. Jakob-Park on July 27, 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

The Lionesses’ inspiring Euros victory will be a moment of joy in a summer threatening to descend into civil unrest, tensions over immigration, public sector strikes and political fragmentation that will damage social cohesion, says Alys Denby

I watched the Euros final in a converted industrial estate in south east London – and the biggest cheer of the afternoon came in the 71st minute, for Michelle Agyemang. Our local MP, Miatta Fahbulleh, tweeted “girls in Peckham saw people like........

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