Prince William and Princess Charlotte attended the Women's Euro 2025 final as England faced Spain in Switzerland, supporting the Lionesses together

Only one team from eastern Europe made it to Euro 2025, and only three have ever made it to any Euros. The story is different in men's football, so why has women's football in the region struggled to make a mark?

Building on a successful first year of a joint women’s football programme, a visit to UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 underlined the growing collaboration between the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and UEFA,

England’s opening Euro 2022 match against Austria at Old Trafford and their final at Wembley Stadium against Germany brought record crowds (68,871 and 87,192).