England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton pays tribute to her grandfather who died two days before the Lionesses' triumphant Euro 2025 campaign.

Hannah Hampton thanks late grandfather for inspiring Euro success - Her relative died just two days before England’s triumphant Women’s European Championship campaign began.

The remarkable journey of England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton from eye surgeries to being the star of two penalty shootouts for a European title-winning team was described as “a fairy tale” on Sunday.

Hannah Hampton had already saved one penalty in the shootout against Spain at Euro 2025 when Aitana Bonmatí, the back-to-back winner of the women’s Ballon d’Or, placed the ball on the spot and stepped back,

Sunday night saw England's Lionesses soar to victory in the Euros, with Birmingham-born goalkeeper Hannah Hampton celebrated as person of the match after she saved two penalties, seeing the England team victorious for a second Euros in a row.

Hannah Hampton produced more penalty saving heroics to inspire England’s historic win over Spain. After her dramatic and decisive contributions in the quarter final win over Sweden, the Chelsea No.1 was back in the spotlight after the Lionesses battled ...