Footy fans, rejoice — a Bend It Like Beckham sequel is confirmed and the NWSL is finally back after a month-long international break. Life is good. And with that, here are the biggest storylines heading into the second half of the season.

This week, Deadline broke some welcome news for the Sporty Spice generation: Bend It Like Beckham is returning to the pitch for a sequel. After witnessing the growth of the women’s game and a chance encounter with Emma Hayes, director Gurinder Chadha was inspired to add to the story that motivated a generation.

Twenty-five days, 106 goals, and many missed penalty kicks later, world No. 5 England is the UEFA Women’s Euro champion once again, defeating No. 2 Spain 3–1 in yesterday’s penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw.

It all comes down to this. World No. 2 Spain will take on No. 5 England in the UEFA Women’s Euro final Sunday at 12 p.m. ET, pitting the defending FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC) champs against the reigning Euro victors.

Sunday’s UEFA Women’s Euro final is close enough to taste — but there’s still one semi to go. Scroll on to learn how the defending champs booked their return to the ’ship before we preview today’s must-win match between No. 2 Spain and No. 3 Germany.

And just like that, the UEFA Women’s Euro semis are set. But before we preview what’s to come, we simply must recap the jaw-dropping action from this weekend’s quarter-finals (QF). Let’s go.

Two UEFA Women’s Euro quarter-finals (QFs) down, two to go — and the knockout round drama is already unmatched. Scroll on to see who’s already booked a spot in the semis before reading up on this weekend’s must-see matches.

From attendance to international viewership and the 89 (!!!) goals already scored, records on records are falling at the 2025 UEFA Women’s Euro — and that’s just through the group stage. The win-or-go-home knockout round begins this afternoon, with four quarter-final matches today through Saturday. Here’s a peek at the first two on the docket.

The group stage results are trickling in: World No. 16 Norway and host country No. 23 Switzerland are the first teams through to the UEFA Women’s Euro knockout stage after closing out Group A in dramatic fashion yesterday. With the final group stage games scheduled today through Sunday at 3 p.m. ET, scroll on to learn who’s advancing — and which group is in their Marie Kondo era.