That's all from us! Lauren James and Michelle Agyemang are the headline inclusions and Sarina Wiegman is 'very happy' with her squad.

• Read the full squad here
• Wiegman said selecting James is "not a risk" as her recovery is "at the point" they hoped
• Teenager Michelle Agyemang "brings something different" to the squad and a possible wildcard option off the bench

The European Championships start on 2 July and England are in a group with the Netherlands, France and Wales as they look to defend their 2022 title.

The defending champions play their opening game against against France on 5 July.

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Here are some of the key quotes from Sarina Wiegman's news conference:

• Wiegman said selecting James is "not a risk" as her recovery is "at the point" they hoped
• On Millie Bright's withdrawal, Wiegman said it was "sad" and "disappointing"
• Teenager Michelle Agyemang "brings something different" to the squad and a possible wildcard option off the bench
• Wiegman is 'very happy' with her squad

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Shall we take a moment to reflect?

Here are some of the top lines from the England Euro 2025 squad announcement:

• Lauren James selected despite not playing since April
• Brighton's 19-year-old forward Michelle Agyemang is in, with Kearns and Parris missing out
• Read the full squad here

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Before we sum up Sarina Wiegman's news conference, here's an important reminder that every match of Euro 2025 will be shown in the UK on either the BBC or ITV.

BBC will broadcast three of the four quarter-finals and ITV will have first pick of the semi-finals. The final on 27 July will be available on both channels.

Alongside live TV coverage and highlights across the BBC and iPlayer, and live text commentary on the BBC Sport website, selected radio commentary will also be available on BBC Radio 5 Live and 5 Sports Extra.

Here's the group matches that will be broadcast live on the BBC (all times are BST):

• 2 July - Switzerland v Norway (20:00)
• 3 July - Belgium v Italy (17:00)
• 5 July - Wales v Netherlands (17:00)
• 6 July - Norway v Finland (17:00)
• 8 July - Germany v Denmark (17:00), Poland v Sweden (20:00)
• 9 July - England v Netherlands (17:00)
• 10 July - Finland v Switzerland, Norway v Iceland (both 20:00)
• 11 July - Italy v Spain, Portugal v Belgium (both 20:00)

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Right, here's a final word from Sarina Wiegman on whether she can be too blunt with her communications and if she has any regrets: "After I have conversations with players I always feel OK, what went well? But I think, for me, it's really important that I'm honest, that I treat people in the right way, and sometimes you have very good news and sometimes you don't have good news - and I don't go round the bush with that.

"I just give that message and I can't always control how people will respond on that. I just hope they can have the clarity and can move on afterwards with the staff and we can give some support."

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England boss Sarina Wiegman on whether the mood is good within the camp: "You see part of it - you're not in our environment all the time. I can assure you the training sessions last week have been really good. What you could see in Portugal, that was a very energetic game, a good game. I didn't see anything that there were no connections within the team.

"Having had lots of football conversations in camp, seeing what has happened off pitch and on pitch with the team, I'm really happy where we are right now."

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Let's not forget that Wales are also in Group D, along with France, England and the Netherlands.

Wales face the Netherlands in their Euros opener on Saturday, 5 July at 17:00 BST, before defending champions England kick off against France later that evening, at 20:00.

The Lionesses will face the Netherlands on Wednesday, 9 July at 17:00, followed by Wales' match against France at 20:00.

Wales will then play England in their final group-stage match on Sunday, 13 July, at 20:00.

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If there was noise around England this week, imagine the furore around group rivals France following today's squad announcement?

Captain Wendie Renard and all-time leading goalscorer Eugenie Le Sommer have been left out of France's 23-player squad for next month's Euro 2025 in Switzerland.

France, who are looking to win a major tournament for the first time, will face England in their Euro 2025 opener on 5 July, 20:00 BST.

Neither Renard, 34, nor Le Sommer, 36, were selected for their Women's Nations League victories over Switzerland and Iceland in the past week - decisions manager Laurent Bonadei said were "not made in the spur of the moment".

Centre-back Renard, who has played 168 times for France since making her international debut in 2011, missed three of the past four internationals because of injury.

The squad features four Women's Super League players - Chelsea duo Sandy Baltimore and Oriane Jean-Francois, Kelly Gago of Everton and Manchester United's Melvine Malard.

England

England boss Sarina Wiegman on whether she has experienced this much disruption in the build-up to a squad announcement: "Well, my experience before major tournaments is there's always noise. So we expect noise until we go into the tournament.

"The difference is, in 2017 [as Netherlands coach], and when I went as assistant coach in 2015, is the attention. The women's game has increased so much, there sounds like there's more noise but there are just more journalists here that write and show what we are doing - so that's a lot more.

"We just have to deal with it and move on and focus on the football."

Karen Walker
Former England striker on BBC Radio 5Live

I don't see any problems in the camp.

People don't understand how big of an impact that playing for England has on your career and to not be expected to play is hard.

Sarina Wiegman has been honest with the players and they've made their decisions. She has not lost the dressing room.

I've heard a lot of things and people are just coming to conclusions.

Remember, the big news coming into this squad selection was the retirements of Mary Earps and Fran Kirkby and World Cup captain Millie Bright's decision not to make herself available for selection.

Sarina Wiegman said that she did not believe there was a crisis in the dressing room, and former England striker Karen Walker agrees...

Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter

As you are no doubt aware, the live stream of Sarina Wiegman's news conference has now ended.

But stay with us as we bring you the remaining key quotes from the England head coach before summing up the top lines on a day that she announced the Lionesses' 23-player squad for Euro 2025.

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England boss Sarina Wiegman on if this squad is less experienced compared to the winning Euros squad of 2022: "Yes. When I came in, there were many, many players who were experienced - but I do think we have enough experience in this team. There are about 16 players who have played in major tournaments. Also, playing such a high level at club, playing in front of big crowds. So I don't think it's a problem.

"The experience is enough, the balance is enough and with players coming in and playing their first tournament, they're so eager, too. So that balance and those dynamics are pretty good in our team."

Emma Sanders
BBC Sport women’s football news reporter

There was a real buzz in the media room when we were informed Michelle Agyemang was in the 23-player squad.

The 19-year-old, Wiegman just admitted, can be a "wildcard" off the bench having shown what she can do in April against Belgium.

She has played just 10 minutes of international football and is on the plane to her first major tournament. Incredible!

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Rachel Brown-Finnis
Ex-England goalkeeper, speaking to BBC Sport

The squad includes 13 players who won the Euros in 2022. It is a nucleus of players and leaders that you know what you are going to get.

Lotte Wubben-Moy is a great player to have in the environment and can step in when required.

Lauren Hemp, Georgia Stanway and Alex Greenwood have all come back now from long term injuries and have proven their fitness.

I am delighted with the squad.

England

England boss Sarina Wiegman on 23 players for the women's squads compared to the men's 26-player squad: "You want to have that equality but I'm also happy with the 23 players. I think the rule now is when a goalkeeper gets injured, you have the opportunity to bring in another goalkeeper during the Euros. I would hope that rule will change also if a player has to go out, there are opportunities to bring in another player. For me that would be a very good solution.

"But I don't have to go with 26 players. You can only start with 11, and you're not going to play a full tournament with 11 players, you need the whole squad. But 26 is a lot."

Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter

There are some parallels here between Michelle Agyemang and Lauren James, who proved to be England's wildcard in the 2023 World Cup, with three goals and three assists.

Sarina Wiegman has put her faith in James again, believing she can recover in time from her hamstring injury to make a similar impact on the Euros.

But she seems very happy to have a player like 19-year-old Agyemang up her sleeve in reserve, just in case...

England

England boss Sarina Wiegman on whether Michelle Agyemang can be a 'wildcard' off the bench: "I think so. We'll see what she can bring. Of course, I have seen in training sessions, what she did in Belgium - she brings something different. And I hope she can show that in the summer."

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England boss Sarina Wiegman on how she is feeling after making her squad announcement: "I'm good. It's part of the job, well, the main part of the job to make decisions, who to select, who to play and things like that, and those hard conversations are not nice because I know what players do, and how hard they try to make the squad.

"Also, great behavious from players, supportive to the team, so that's very hard to give them this very disappointing message. But at the same time, I also had very nice messages to give, so that gives me some more energy too. And now that's done, I can move forward. And I'm really excited about the team and that the Euros are so close now."