Advocates of women’s football – and surely plenty of football lovers in general – received a diamond-studded gift on Saturday evening. In the final quarterfinal match-up of the 2025 Women’s

Ann-Katrin Berger pulled off a stunning final save as Germany beat France 6-5 in a penalty shootout to set up a Euro 2025 semi-final showdown with world champions Spain after a bruising encounter that ended 1-1 after extra time on Saturday.

Germany overcame France on penalties and reached the Euro semifinals despite playing almost the entire match with 10 players.

ZURICH (AP) — England defender Jess Carter says she has been subject to racial abuse online at the Women’s European Championship. Carter came in for a lot of criticism for her performance during England’s opening loss to France. And some of that has crossed the line even as the 27-year-old and the Lionesses have reached the semifinals at Euro 2025.

England defender Jess Carter said she has been subject to racial abuse during Euro 2025 and will step back from social media as a result.