Wales' Euro 2025 adventure is over after a thumping defeat against England - but fans and former players were left hoping it is not the end of the journey. The Lionesses' 6-1 win over Rhian Wilkinson's side confirmed Wales' exit after a third straight group stage loss.

“We’re Wales,” says Michele Adams, one of the three women who successfully lobbied the Football Association of Wales (FAW) in 1992 to formally recognise a national women’s team, more than 20 years after the near 50-year ban on women’s football was lifted in the country.

But the Uefa vice-president admitted Wales were still "playing catch-up" to the world's leading football nations given that they were not officially established until 1993 - with their withdrawal from the Euro 2005 qualifiers also being another major setback.