England are “optimistic” that captain Leah Williamson will be ready to face Italy in the Euro 2025 semi-final. Williamson rolled her ankle and was forced off during England’s quarter-final win over Sweden on Thursday and was seen leaving the stadium in crutches.

Gerhardsson went out on a high by winning the Swedish Cup in 2016 (no other manager at Euro 2025 has won a senior trophy in men’s football).

Esme Morgan is "very optimistic" Lionesses captain Leah Williamson will be available for Tuesday's Euro 2025 semifinal against Italy.

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The European Championships quarter-final clash between England and Sweden is a repeat of the 2022 semi-final in the same competition, a game England won 4-0 en route to lifting the trophy. The English will hope it’s a similar story here after a mixed bag at the Euros thus far.