England's victorious Lionesses prepared to fly home to a rapturous reception on Monday after retaining their European Championship crown with a dramatic penalty-shootout victory over world champions Spain.

After becoming the first England team to win a major tournament on foreign soil, the Lionesses will celebrate their Women's Euro 2025 victory with an open-top bus parade in central London and a trip to Downing Street.

The England women's soccer team will return home on Monday to a hero's welcome following their Euro 2025 triumph, with government ministers hosting a reception to mark a victory hailed as an inspiration for young people across the nation.