As 16 squads travel to Switzerland with hope, amid all of the usual excitement that invigorates any tournament’s giddy build-up, there is an unusual concern well away from Euro 2025. Figures within the American women’s game insist they are worried about a distinctive power shift in terms of playing talent. The States may not be consistently producing the best any more.
While so much of the women’s game is constantly framed by questions about growth, these Euros could genuinely represent a historic landmark; a moment. This could be the summer where Europe finally completes a rise over the USA, as the new centre of power for the women’s game. The matches themselves may well end up as testament to that.
