Don't stop believing: How England's Lionesses won Euro 2025

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BASEL, Switzerland -- As the celebrations began after England's penalty shootout win over Spain, right back Lucy Bronze was hopping on one leg having played the entire of Euro 2025 with a fractured tibia. But it was the other leg she hurt in extra time in the final. As she hopped around, she was being flung sporadically into the air by teammates Leah Williamson and Alex Greenwood; the crowd sung Michelle Agyemang's name into the Basel night sky, and soon head coach Sarina Wiegman was dancing to Gala's "Freed from Desire."

The Lionesses were draped in gold-and-silver ticker tape, and waved to loved ones, laughed, cried and did their best to process the most remarkable,…