Lionesses goalkeeper Hannah Hampton has revealed her hilarious tactic that helped England beat Spain to win Euro 2025 last month. The Lionesses took the win after a dramatic penalty shootout victory over their rivals following a 1-1 draw in Basel.

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.

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

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.

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