New year, new look England, same lack of consistency. Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses began their Nations League campaign with a profligate and frustrating 1-1 draw against Portugal in Portimão.
“I’m disappointed about the result,” said the England manager, who also took time after the game to express her solidarity with Spain’s players after Luis Rubiales was convicted of sexual assault for kissing Jenni Hermoso after the World Cup final against England. “I stand with the Spanish players and it’s really sad they have this on their path. They are changing society, and they have so much courage to stand for this and themselves and we stand in solidarity with them. We have the Nations League starting tonight, we are talking about this but we should be talking about the Spanish team and how good they are at football.”
Written by Suzanne Wrack at Estádio Municipal de Portimão
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/feb/21/portugal-england-womens-nations-league-match-report under the title “Nazareth strike frustrates Lionesses in Nations League draw with Portugal”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
