July 4 – Denmark will be out to restore some Nordic pride tonight as they face neighbours Sweden in Geneva, in their opening Group C clash. The scars from their last meeting in June’s Nations League are still fresh — a bruising 6-1 defeat in Solna where Sweden’s Stina Blackstenius netted a hat-trick, including a goal inside the opening minute.
July 4 – It took just seven minutes for Vicky Lopez to announce herself on the big stage. With her first goal at a major tournament, the 18-year-old was a headliner for Spain in the world champions’ 5-0 victory against Portugal.
July 4 – With no injury concerns, Germany will look to back up their credentials as title contenders at Euro 2025 with a convincing showing against Poland in their opening match in Group C.
Spain 5 Portugal 0
July 3 – With an imperious display, world champions Spain waltzed past neighbours Portugal at the Wankdorff Stadion in Bern, winning 5-0 to back up their status as tournament favourites.
Belgium 0 Italy 1
July 3 – Set up as the battle of the understudies – with group mates Spain expected to top the Group B – Italy versus Belgium gave both sides the perfect opportunity to claim three must-win points in Sion.
July 3 – Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota, 28, has died in a car crash alongside his brother Andre Silva, 26, who was also a professional footballer with Portuguese second-tier club Penafiel.
July 3 – The battle to escape Group B gets under way with a clash between two sides looking to disrupt the natural order. Spain may be the headline act, but Italy and Belgium both know this opening game could define their tournament. With pressure mounting and little room for error, expect tension, tactical caution, and the kind of moments that shape group-stage narratives.
July 3 – Spain will get their quest for a first European title under way against Iberian rivals Portugal with doubts remaining over the fitness of Aitana Bonmati, who is recovering from meningitis.
July 3 – Bulgaria’s Levski Sofia have announced that the club have repaid a debt of nearly BGN 4 million (€2 m). The debt was owed to the Bulgarian construction company Glavbolgarstroy (GBS), which began the reconstruction of the Georgi Asparuhov Stadium years ago, but construction activities were subsequently suspended due to a lack of funding.
Switzerland 1 – Norway 2
July 2 – Host nation Switzerland stumbled as they kicked off Euro 2025 with a 2-1 defeat to Norway following a second-half collapse.
Finland 1 Iceland 0
July 2 – Devoid of an opening ceremony despite being the opening match of the tournament – a luxury reserved for Switzerland’s clash with Norway in the capital later this evening – Iceland were unable to keep Finland at bay in Thun thanks to a second-half stunner from Katariina Kosola.
July 2 – France’s Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) has announced it will launch its own television channel to broadcast Ligue 1 matches from next season, following the collapse of a short-lived agreement with streaming platform DAZN.
July 2 – Struggling Championship club Sheffield Wednesday’s financial turmoil has deepened even further, with several senior players now moving to terminate their contracts and leave the club on free transfers following a third instance of delayed wage payments in four months.
July 2 – Elite football in the form of major tournament returns to Switzerland for the first time since 2008, with Euro 2025 and the quest for continental glory set to take over the Alpine nation this July with more than 600,000 tickets sold and increased prize money on offer for the 16 finalists.
July 2 – Tonight hosts Switzerland open Euro 2025 against Norway under enormous pressure to deliver in Basel in an encounter that will tests two teams with a panoply of doubts.