England's roar of victory

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Monday, 28 July 2025 Welcome to From The Editor – the very best from our newsroom delivered to your inbox daily. After a nail-biting penalty shootout, the Lionesses beat Spain last night to become champions of Europe for a second time. As Camilla Tominey, Associate Editor, writes, this is a win for everyone with three lions on their shirt, and a moment our male footballers could learn from. I’d love to hear what you think of this newsletter. You can email me your feedback here. Chris Evans, Editor P.S. You can enjoy three months’ free access to The Telegraph. Cancel at any time. Today’s headlines Starmer to recall cabinet for emergency meeting on Gaza Three people killed in German train crash Britain ‘ready to fight’ over Taiwan, Defence Secretary suggests Duke and Duchess of Westminster ‘thrilled’ at birth of daughter Badenoch: Tories will ban doctor strikes ‘America’s favourite dancer’ joins Strictly line-up Free speech is under threat It must be defended. If you agree, this is the time to join us. Enjoy three months’ free access to The Telegraph. Cancel at any time. Subscribe now   This win was for everyone with three lions on their shirt The Lionesses celebrate their win after a tense penalty shootout The Lionesses have beaten Spain in a dramatic penalty shoot-out to retain their European Championship title. Chloe Kelly, who scored the winner in Euro 2022, was the hero again when she converted the winning spot-kick after Hannah Hampton had saved from both Aitana Bonmati and Mariona Caldentey. The Lionesses secured their win after scoring three penalties to Spain’s one. There were heroines everywhere but Kelly has been the breakthrough star of this tournament and it was entirely fitting that she smashed home the winning penalty. Leah Williamson, meanwhile, has now bettered even Bobby Moore by lifting two major international trophies as captain. England had to ride their luck, like they have done for much of this tournament. But the best teams also make their own luck. Camilla Tominey Associate Editor   It started with an equaliser and ended with the roar of not just the 11 Lionesses on the pitch but women everywhere. To win the Euros once is ground-breaking – but twice in three years? That’s the sort of stuff that ends decades of hurt; it’s history-making. Football came home for the so-called fairer sex in Switzerland, their second major international title since beating Germany 2-1 at Wembley in 2022. This time, their opponents were no less intimidating: world champions Spain who, along with Germany, are one of only two nations to have won both the women’s and men’s tournaments. Now England is yet another step closer to adding her name to that illustrious list with a truly stellar display in Basel, beating the tournament favourites against all the odds. Chloe Kelly scored the winning penalty during the Euro final While not on the same scale as England’s men winning the 1966 World Cup, Leah Williamson and her teammates deserve no less credit for throwing the kitchen sink at it – and then some. Think Escape to Victory meets Bend It Like Beckham. Unlike Geoff Hurst, Bobby Moore et al, the Lionesses were the underdogs, yet once again proved themselves to be the pride of the nation and the queens of the jungle. 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