We're Back: Giving you the update on how the Euros are going and a recap on WNBA All-Star weekend 2025

The Women’s Euro 2025 Semifinals are set, but how did we get here?

Since our last article, the women’s Euros 2025 has blossomed into a record-breaking tournament for all who support women’s soccer. This tournament has seen an astronomical influx of fan attendance compared to the 2022 Euros, which was also a record-breaking year. Just in the group stage games alone, the record for highest attendance was broken, with 461,582 fans turning out for 24 games across 8 different stadiums. Not only were fans supporting in waves, but teams in the tournament were playing amazing football. The group stage saw a total of 89 goals scored, surpassing the record of 78 goals set in the 2022 European Championship. Now, since only two teams advance from each group, the quarterfinals were filled with strong teams; there was not a single matchup that could be considered easy. For the host nation, Switzerland, it was their first time making it out of the group since 1997. The quarterfinal match-ups looked like this: Spain Vs Switzerland, Italy vs Norway, France vs Germany, and England vs Sweden. Italy and Norway played first, with Italy narrowly scraping through with a 90th-minute goal by Cristiana Girelli. Next up, England vs Sweden, even though Sweden jumped out to a 2-0 lead, England did not give up. After subbing on Chloe Kelly, the tables turned quickly for England as they were able to come from behind and score 2 goals within two minutes, thanks to two assists from Kelly. The game went into penalty kicks, where, after a total of 14 combined pks, none other than England veteran Lucy Bronze stepped up and fired the game-winning pk into the roof of the net. The third quarterfinal had the World Cup champions, Spain, against the host nation, Switzerland. Although Switzerland defended hard, keeping the game 0-0 for most of the game, just a 5-minute blunder caused them to be down 2-0 with goals by Spain’s Athena in the 66th minute and Pina in the 71st minute. A sad way for the Swiss to exit, but still an amazing tournament for the host nation. Last but not least, France took on Germany in Bern, Switzerland. The French, who were on fire, quickly took advantage of Germany’s mistakes, including the red card Germany got for pulling a French player’s hair in the box. France was able to go up 1-0 after making the pk, and it seemed impossible for a 10-player Germany team to come back. Just ten minutes later, the Germans fought back and scored on a corner, tying the game 1-1. From this point on, it was the German unity that kept them in the game, while France, even with a one-person advantage, struggled to break past the German defense. This game also went to PKs, where the German goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger became a superhero. She saved two PKs and then scored one of her own. This game proved that in this tournament, anything can happen. Now looking forward to the Semifinals, here are the match-ups: England vs Italy Today at noon, and then Germany vs Spain on Wednesday at noon. All this leading to the final, which will be on Sunday, July 27th. Who will be holding that trophy at the end of the month?

WNBA All-Star Weekend Recap

This weekend was the WNBA All-Star games held in Indiana. Indiana, a state made for basketball, welcomed the best of the best in the WNBA for one wild weekend. Last week, the teams were announced, as well as the team captains, who were Caitlin Clark and Naphessa Collier. Once players arrived, it was a sight to see, players from different teams linking up to have a good time. Before the games, it was unfortunately announced that Clark would not be able to participate because of a lingering groin injury. Still, the fans showed up and showed out for the skill challenge and 3-point contest, where we saw New York Liberty teammates Natasha Cloud and Sabrina Iounescue walk away with trophies in the skills challenge and the 3-point contest. Saturday was the All-Star game, and during warm-ups, the players wore a shirt that said “Pay us what you owe us,” referring to the lack of appropriate pay that the WNBA players receive. The commissioner of the WNBA, Cathy Englebert, and the players' CBA are in talks right now about setting up better benefits and pay for players in the WNBA. After sending the message, it was back to gamemode, but in a fun way, as the players were not playing hard until the last quarter. In the end, Team Napheesa Collier won the 2025 WNBA All-Star game, all while also setting a few records. Team Naphessa’s Skylar Diggins recorded the first-ever triple-double in the All-Star game. To help her get there, Team Captain Napheesa Collier received the MVP award for scoring a record 36 points, beating Arike Ogunbowale’s scoring record of 34 points. That’s a wrap on the 2025 WNBA All-Star weekend, another weekend showcasing the growth of the WNBA and its fanbase.