\u201cWe know winning the Euros makes change. It inspires people. Young kids, but also you see so many more people that you inspire, not just little girls but little boys and grandads and grandmas, whole families, in England but also beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n
A peak audience of 16.2 million watched England\u2019s defeat of Spain in the Euro 2025 final on ITV and the BBC on Sunday and Wiegman took the time to praise supporters for their role, having travelled en masse and tuned in huge numbers.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to going back to England,\u201d she said. \u201cThe fans have been amazing. I think we always have very good crowds and we never, ever take that for granted. If you look at this tournament, many English fans came to the stadiums and were always in the stands in huge overload.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s incredible that all these people took the effort to come and watch us in Switzerland but it\u2019s also about the people at home, we\u2019ve seen some things coming on the social media. It\u2019s really nice to go back to England and come together there and celebrate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chloe Kelly scored the winning penalty for the Lionesses against Spain. Photograph: Michael Zemanek\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n
England went through three consecutive spells of extra time in the knockout stage on the way to their second major tournament trophy, and Wiegman contrasted the chaos on the pitch with the tone they had set off it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThree times going into extra time, that\u2019s crazy,\u201d she said. \u201cI feel this tournament was crazy and chaotic on the pitch. I think off the pitch, everything was pretty calm. Also in the three games, we came from behind \u2013 we came from 1-0 or even 2-0 down \u2013 I think that shows the quality of the players. The team showed so much resilience but also belief, belief that we can turn things around and we can win by any means. That\u2019s the words they used. That\u2019s what we showed over and over again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Of her own reaction after Chloe Kelly\u2019s winning penalty<\/a> went in, Wiegman said: \u201cI think I just started running. I\u2019d been screaming for three minutes. I just could not believe that we won it. When she went to take that penalty, it was her conviction again, she just loves these moments.\u201d<\/p>\n On Monday another hero of the final, the England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton, paid tribute to her late grandfather, who died two days before the tournament.<\/p>\n skip past newsletter promotion<\/a><\/p>\n Sign up to Moving the Goalposts<\/p>\n No topic is too small or too big for us to cover as we deliver a twice-weekly roundup of the wonderful world of women\u2019s football<\/p>\n Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/a>. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy<\/a> and Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/p>\n after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n \u201cDear Grandpa,\u201d Hampton wrote on social media. \u201cYou were one of my biggest supporters. You believed in me before I even knew what this journey would look like. You were always there \u2013 watching, encouraging, teaching. You taught me so much, not just about football, but about life. About staying grounded, working hard, being resilient and doing things the right way. I miss our chats. I miss you saying, \u2018Only us athletes understand\u2019 \u2013 always with a little smirk like you were in on something special. And you were. You got it. You understood what this meant to me. You understood what it took.\u201d<\/p>\n Hampton saved two penalties, from the Ballon d\u2019Or holder Aitana Bonmat\u00ed and Arsenal\u2019s Champions League winner Mariona Caldentey, in the shootout at the end of the Euro 2025 final, and was named player of the match, her second of the tournament following her penalty heroics against Sweden.<\/p>\n![\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6000.jpg\")
Lionesses greeted by jubilant England fans on return home after Euro 2025 victory \u2013 video<\/p>\n