Dogs, Lego and team mottos - Katherine Lucas has been at England's base camp to reveal how they reached their third successive major tournament final

England are aiming to retain their title and avenge defeat at the hands of Aitana Bonmati’s Spain in the Women’s World Cup final of two years ago when

For England, the build-up to the Euros, where they are the defending champions, was "tumultuous", said the BBC. "Distractions off the pitch" included two senior players – Mary Earps and Fran Kirby – announcing their retirements, and then captain Millie Bright withdrew from the squad saying she couldn't "give 100% mentally or physically".