Meant to be

England's victory in Euro 2025 was one of the most ludicrous tournament wins in history. It may not have been pre-ordained but does it matter it felt that way?

Destiny doesn’t exist. Nobody’s name is actually on the cup. Except that sometimes it seems that it is and that can have a profound effect. England’s success at the women’s Euros was preposterous. Over the six hours of their three knockout ties at the Euros, England were ahead for just 67 seconds (plus around half of the four minutes of injury-time agai…