The Lionesses announced their decision not to take the knee before their match against Italy after Jess Carter spoke out about the racist abuse she had been receiving. She has also taken a break from social media as a result.

What is the prize money?

All 16 teams earned £1.6m in qualifying for the Euros, but the maximum prize money a team can win is £4.4m if they win every game.

The only team able to win this maximum sum is Spain as Germany and England both lost in the group stages.

There is a £1.5m bonus for the winner on top of their winnings from the previous games and the runner will take home almost £700,000 for their efforts.

The total prize money is £35.5m, which is an increase of 156 per cent on Euro 2022.

How did the Lionesses get to the final?

Group stageFrance 2 England 1England 4 Netherlands 0

England 6 Wales 1

England finished second in the so-called ‘group of death’ with six points. France finished above the Lionesses after winning all three of their matches.

Knockout stage

Quarter-final: Sweden 2 England 2 (England won 3-2 on penalties)

Semi-final: England 2 Italy 1 (aet)