England may not be heading into Euro 2025 as outright favourites, but under Sarina Wiegman they remain a side that demands respect—and there’s a clear London flavour to their title defence. The realistic aim? A semi-final finish, given the draw, but if England hit top gear and Wiegman works her tournament magic once again, back-to-back titles cannot be ruled out and London’s stars will be central to that mission in Switzerland.
00:00England may not be heading into the Euros as outright favourites, but under Serena Weigmann, they remain a side that demands respect.
00:10There's a clear London flavour to their title defence. At the heart of it is Arsenal striker Alicia Russo,
00:17who's 20 goals in all comps last season, including a record-breaking seven in the Women's Champions League,
00:23underlined her status as the Lionesses' most prolific attacking weapon.
00:28Russo, who also shared the WSL Golden Boot, scored against Spain earlier this month and leads England's Euro 2025 scoring charts in qualifying.
00:38In goal, Chelsea's Hannah Hampton steps into the spotlight after Mary Ups' retirement.
00:44The 24-year-old, a joint winner of the WSL Golden Glove, has outperformed her expected goals against figures and is more active in possession than her predecessor.
00:54Further up the pitch, Chelsea's Lauren James and Arsenal's Beth Mead provide creativity and goal threat out wide.
01:02James is one of the tournament's standout individual talents and will be pivotal if England are to go deep in Switzerland.
01:09And I hope there's competition going on in the team and I think that we're going with this 23 to the Euros now and I feel very comfortable with this team.
01:19I'm very happy with the team and I'm very excited and I'm looking forward to it.
01:24And for me, it doesn't feel as a crisis at all.
01:28Mead, meanwhile, has the ability to deliver indecisive moments at tournaments.
01:33Despite injury disruption and a dip in underlying numbers since the 2023 World Cup,
01:38Weidman's experience, she's never lost a game at the Euros, remains a trump card.
01:44Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham all have contributed players to this squad and the Capitals' influence will be on full display.
01:52Even Tottenham's Grace Clinton, now capped at senior level, adds depth in midfield.
01:57The realistic game, a semi-final finish given the draw, but if England hit top gear and Weidman works her tournament magic once again,
02:06Back-to-back titles cannot be ruled out and London Stars will be central to that mission in Switzerland.
