UEFA Women’s EURO 2025: Three reasons why England can retain their title

England kick off the defence of their UEFA Women’s EURO campaign on Saturday (5 July), taking on France in their first group match of the 2025 edition.

Three years ago, Sarina Wiegman took the English to the promised land, winning their first piece of major women's football silverware.

The target is firmly on their back coming into this year's tournament in Switzerland, but do they have what it takes to hold off their closest competitors?

Preparations in the run-up to the EUROs have not been smooth sailing by any means, dealing with surprise retirements and senior stars becoming unavailable for selection.

That being said, this is still a 23-player squad more than capable of going back-to-back on the European stage.

Ahead of their maiden EURO 2025 game, Olympics.com looks at three reasons why the Lionesses can reign supreme once again.

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