England's Hannah Hampton said she threw away her Spanish rival's water bottle, featuring tactical notes, during the Euro 2025 final shootout.

Watchers of England’s glorious Euro 2025 victory may well still be wondering why Hannah Hampton had Spain’s penalty takers on her arm, well now we know. The Chelsea shot-stopper was the Lionesses

England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton revealed that she threw penalty notes belonging to her Spanish counterpart, Cata Coll, into the crowd during the European Championship final-deciding shoot-out.

Hampton revealed that she had thrown Spain goalkeeper Cata Coll’s bottle, which had penalty shootout instructions on it, into the stands.

Crafty keeper spotted Spain stopper Cata Coll had scribbled down her research on where Sarina Wiegman’s stars placed their penalties on the side of her drink container - so she lobbed it into the crow

Hannah Hampton threw the water bottle of Spanish rival Cata Coll into the stands – ditching its tactical notes – during dramatic penalty shoot-out in the European Championship final.

England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton has revealed the incredible tactic that helped England beat Spain to retain their European Championship title this summer. Hampton was one of the big talking points of the Lionesses squad,

This is an updated version of an article published on July 15. Hannah Hampton was not supposed to make it as a professional athlete. The doctors told her it would not be possible. That professional sport was not meant for someone like her.