Lauren James faces a race against time to be fit for Sunday’s Euro 2025 final, says England manager Sarina Wiegman. The Chelsea forward was taken off at the interval in the Lionesses’ semi-final win over Italy on Tuesday with an ankle issue, and was seen on the substitutes’ bench icing her injury.

The England manager will contest her fifth consecutive final when the Lionesses play Spain on Sunday, and explains why she has worried less and celebrated more at Euro 2025