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Friday 11 September 2009
German dominance continues unabated
Statistics do not always tell the full story, but in the case of the Germany women's team they confirm the level of dominance the European champions continue to exert over the international game.
Friday 11 September 2009
Powell plan energises England
Hope Powell was appointed England manager aged 31 in 1998 with no coaching experience. She has since built a system that produced a team that reached the UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2009™ final.
Thursday 10 September 2009
'It was an incredible game'
Germany's 6-2 UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2009™ final win against England gave them another title and uefa.com rounds up reaction from Inka Grings, Birgit Prinz, Babett Peter and Simone Laudehr.
Thursday 10 September 2009
Devastated Stoney rues scoreline
A disappointed Casey Stoney felt the 6-2 defeat Germany inflicted upon England in the final put a "really unfair reflection on our performance" but admitted that the champions were too clinical.
Thursday 10 September 2009
Grings wins adidas Golden Boot
Inka Grings won the adidas Golden Boot as finals top scorer, matching her feat of four years ago in England, her competition record tally of six goals fully three ahead of her nearest rivals.
Thursday 10 September 2009
Finland expects EURO legacy
UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2009™ was the first senior national-team tournament ever staged by the Football Association of Finland and president Pekka Hämäläinen believes it will have a lasting legacy.
Thursday 10 September 2009
Team guide to high-flying Germany
Germany are aiming for a fifth successive title when they take on England in the final of UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2009™ this evening as uefa.com runs the rule over Silvia Neid's impressive squad.
Thursday 10 September 2009
Kelly Smith gives the lowdown on England
England playmaker Kelly Smith gives her exclusive guide to the 22 players that have carried their nation to their first major final in 25 years from the Energiser Bunny to the Ice Maiden via Paul Scholes.
Thursday 10 September 2009
Da Mbabi basks in big occasion
Germany striker Célia Okoyino da Mbabi's maverick spirit has proved a boon for her team and she said of Thursday's decider against England: "It's my first big final and I'm really excited."
Wednesday 9 September 2009
Expanded finals delight experts
The expansion of the UEFA European Women's Championship final tournament to 12 sides has been a success says Scotland manager Anna Signeul, a member of the UEFA Technical Team in Finland.
Wednesday 9 September 2009
White not broken by cheek fracture
On Thursday, following England's last-eight win against Finland, Faye White flew home for surgery on a fractured cheekbone but is now back and said reaching the final made the pain "worth it".
Wednesday 9 September 2009
Final step in Kulig's 'incredible' year
Kim Kulig only made her Germany debut in February but the 19-year-old has become a regular and ahead of the final against England told uefa.com: "The last six months has been incredible."
Tuesday 8 September 2009
Jones: Germany still the team to beat
Steffi Jones won three European titles in the Germany defence and the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup local organising committee president reflected on her nation's success ahead of another final.
Tuesday 8 September 2009
Powell bullish as Germany await
England have met Germany 18 times and never won but manager Hope Powell says her charges will "have every chance" when the two sides meet for Thursday's final at Helsinki's Olympic Stadium.
Tuesday 8 September 2009
Damková realises final 'dream'
Dagmar Damková of the Czech Republic has been chosen to referee Thursday's UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2009™ final between Germany and England and told uefa.com: "The dream's come true."

German dominance continues unabated

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Friday 11 September 2009
Pick of the tournament
Tournament blog: UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2009™ is over and uefa.com's six-strong reporting team in Finland have picked their moment, team and player of the finals from games they attended.
Thursday 10 September 2009
Who will win Women's EURO?
Talking point: Can England finally be the team to end Germany's stranglehold on the UEFA European Women's Championship or will Silvia Neid's squad secure her nation's fifth successive title?
Tuesday 8 September 2009
Berntsen leaves Norway in fine fettle
Tournament blog: The semi-final loss to Germany signalled the end of coach Bjarne Berntsen's reign, a period in which he has brought through a new generation of players while continuing to succeed.
Monday 7 September 2009
'Amazing' evening for new face Clarke
Tournament blog: England manager Hope Powell sprang a surprise before their semi-final against the Netherlands by picking Jessica Clarke, 20, ahead of Karen Carney; it was a masterstroke.