England women’s dream of being crowned European champions ended when they lost to Holland in the semi-finals last night. An emotional Mark Sampson was close to tears when he said that his players were devastated after being knocked out at the same stage they reached at the World Cup finals two years ago, when they lost to an own goal in stoppage time. The Arsenal pair of Vivianne Miedema and Danielle van de Donk scored either side of the interval and Millie Bright scored an own goal with the last kick of the game for the hosts who will meet Denmark in the final, also in Enschede, on Sunday. England had two shots cleared off the line and claimed that they should have been awarded…

Source: The Times August 03, 2017 22:52 UTC