The 33-year-old Chelsea star was named in Sarina Wiegman’s starting line-up for every England match during the tournament, a repeat of the feat she achieved during the run-up to winning Euro 2022.

Although England had to overturn a half-time deficit to progress from the quarter-final, semi-final, and the final this time around, and were ahead for just four minutes and 52 seconds during the entire knockout stage, Bronze and her team-mates had unshakeable faith in their ability to win.

‘We never lost belief in ourselves,’ said Bronze.

‘I think there was a lot of noise on the outside, but we just stuck together, we dug deep. We showed that in all the knockout games - to go 120 minutes back, to back, to back is incredible. To win on penalties in two games, this team is so inspiring to be part of, and what we’ve done is just unbelievable.’

The Lionesses faced tough opposition in a Spanish side that had defeated them in the World Cup final in 2023, but the quality of the side England faced still did not dampen their spirits in Euro 2025.

Bronze had spent two years at Barcelona before joining Chelsea. While she felt for her former team-mates, she believes that England’s win was somehow written in the stars.

‘I don’t think we were thinking too much about the World Cup,’ Bronze continued. ‘We’ve beaten them this year before. And, it always goes, they win, then we win, then they win, and they won the last one, so we had to win today.

‘Winning on penalties is an amazing feeling, but to lose on penalties is a horrible way to lose a final. They’re friends of mine, I know a lot of the girls from Barca and missing penalties with young players stepping up, it’s difficult.

‘I’ve been there a couple of years ago – losing the World Cup final – but they are great players, and they’ve achieved a lot, but the Euros was meant for England this year.’

After winning the Euros in 2022, England’s players wrote a letter to the British government to campaign for greater access for girls to play football in PE at school.

Bronze was asked what inspirational message this tournament would bring to those watching, and the Blues defender was keen for those who have followed the Lionesses to have the same belief in themselves that the team displayed on the pitch.

‘Today, we’ve shown resilience and fight; we have throughout the tournament,’ said Bronze.

‘We’ve shown everyone to believe in yourself, no matter what other people say about you. To also believe in the people that give you support, that’s what we’ve shown throughout the tournament, that’s what we’ve shown today, and that’s what’s got us the trophy.’

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