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THE Derby has been hit with a yellow weather warning – as the Met Office predict thunderstorms and hail are set to smash the Epsom track.

Tomorrow’s £1.5million race – the most famous Flat contest in the world – will see 19 of the most awesome three-year-old colts on the planet go to post.

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Epsom Derby racegoers are set to be under a yellow weather warning on Saturday – when the world’s most famous Flat race is run[/caption]

But the thousands of punters set to pour into the Surrey track may be forced to watch from under their umbrellas.

A downpour on Thursday changed the ground for Friday’s racing on Ladies’ Day to good to soft, good in places, and there is more rain set to fall overnight.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for the racecourse on Saturday, starting at 9am and finishing at 6pm.

The Derby itself, worth £900,000 to the winner, is due off at 3.30pm.

A statement on their website read: “Heavy showers and thunderstorms may lead to some disruption to transport and infrastructure.

“There is a good chance driving conditions will be affected by spray, standing water and/or hail, leading to longer journey times by car and bus.”

The warning covers most of the south of Britain and extends to mid-Wales in the west, up to Birmingham and down to Exeter.

A Met Office spokesperson told Sun Racing: “There are still some uncertainties in the forecast for Saturday regarding the exact track and speed of the weather system impacting our weather that day.

“However, we are confident that it will be a very showery day, with some heavy showers accompanied by thunder and small hail.

“The uncertainty lies in where exactly the heaviest rain will fall.

“That said, we can be pretty confident that it’ll be an unsettled day with some heavy showers and thunderstorms, which could have an impact on conditions for the race.”

While an update from the track on Friday morning read: “There was 3.4mm rain on Tuesday afternoon. It was dry on Wednesday with 7mm rain on Thursday up to 8pm.

“After some rain this morning (1mm) it is forecast to clear to a brighter, breezy afternoon with temperatures in the mid to high teens.”

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PADDY POWER were left reeling after last night’s Nations League thriller between Spain and France helped punters cash in to the tune of millions!

The nine-goal spectacular, which ended 5-4 to Spain, triggered one of the worst financial batterings in the bookmaker’s history, thanks mainly to their own Super Sub promotion.

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Super Sub means if your selected player is substituted, your bet rolls over to their replacement – and it backfired in spectacular fashion.

Over the last 18 months, it’s featured in 973 games.

But none have come close to stinging their pockets quite like this encounter. It’s understood the bookmaker lost ‘millions upon millions’ – all down to a series of hugely punter-favourable results.

Among the killer blows: Dani Vivian replacing Robin Le Normand and immediately giving away a foul, which cost them half a million quid.

Samu came on for Mikel Oyarzabal in the 77th-minute, and had a shot on target, which too cost Paddy Power a small fortune.

Then Gavi strolled on in injury time, picked up a yellow card in the 97th minute, and cost Paddy another £200k!

A Paddy Power spokesman said: “I thought the Nations League was supposed to be boring? I wish it bloody was!

“But fair play to the punters. They’ve come in, taken advantage of Super Sub and absolutely pulled our pants down, leaving us licking our wounds at Power Tower today.”

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Remember to gamble responsibly

A responsible gambler is someone who:

• Establishes time and monetary limits before playing
• Only gambles with money they can afford to lose
• Never chase their losses
• Doesn’t gamble if they’re upset, angry or depressed
• Gamcare – gamcare.org.uk
• GambleAware – GambleAware.org

Read our guide on responsible gambling practices.

For help with a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or go to gamstop.co.uk to be excluded from all UK-regulated gambling websites.

Vince McMahon is the man who bought WWE from his father and turned it into a global phenomenon. He was the face of sports entertainment, with his larger-than-life storylines and unforgettable rivalries. In a way, he shaped the childhood of millions and built an empire worth billions.  But behind the theatrics, he is not just […]

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ATOMIC Kitten’s Natasha Hamilton opened up about her skin cancer battle, revealing she was diagnosed with the disease after getting a persistent itchy spot on her back.

In an emotional Good Morning Britain interview, the singer, 42, revealed she’d had basal cell carcinoma (BCC).

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Atomic Kitten’s Natasha Hamilton revealed she was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma[/caption]

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The singer got an itchy spot on her back after it got burnt on holiday[/caption]

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Natasha was part of Atomic Kitten[/caption]

BCC is the most common skin cancer type in the UK.

It begins in the basal cells — a type of cell within the skin that produces new skin cells as old ones die off – and is more likely to develop on skin regularly exposed to the sun, like the face, head or neck.

The cancer often tends to appear as a pearly lump, but it can also develop as a scar-like patch on the skin or rough, scaly growths.

Natasha initially mistook the diseased patch of skin as a mosquito bite.

She told her hosts Kate Garraway and Rob Rinder that she developed an itch after catching a bit too much sun while on holiday in Majorca.

Natasha said: “So I had been on holiday, I wasn’t actually in the sun a lot, my baby was only about five months old and I was breastfeeding.

“One afternoon I had her on my lap, my back was in the sun and I burnt.

“I don’t know if it was later that day or the next day, I had an itchy spot on my back.

“I felt it, I went “oh mosquito bite”.

‘It wasn’t until four weeks later when I was at home and it was itching I was like ‘hang on a minute, that seems a bit long for a mosquito bite’.

‘I asked my husband to have look and he went “oh that’s not a bite,” he took a picture.

Natasha revealed: “Originally it had just been a dark freckle that I’d had on my back for many years.

“It wasn’t even raised, it wasn’t a mole, it was just a freckle.”

The star sought specialist help and was diagnosed with BCC.

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BCC can start as a pearly-looking lump[/caption]

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Cancerous patches can be a range of colours, including purple, brown and red[/caption]

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Some growths may be bumpier, rough or crusty[/caption]

She was able to have the cancerous skin removed and is now living cancer-free.

But she revealed: “Now I have to be really vigilant, I have to check my skin all the time.

“Since then I’ve had a few things appear where I’ve had to go back to the dermatologist, they’re on the ‘watch list’.  

“This is probably something I am going to have to keep an eye for the rest of my life,” Natasha said.

The 4 signs of BCC

When you think of signs of skin cancer, a mole probably comes to mind.

This is usually the case with melanoma, the deadliest form of the disease.

But non-melanoma skin cancer – which includes BCC – can manifest in other more subtle ways.

According to Macmillan Cancer Support, a BCC might have some of these features:

1. A smooth, firm lump that may be pearly, pink, red, brown or black – on black or brown skin, it is more likely to be pearly, brown or black
2. A lump that is sunken in the middle like a crater
3. A flat patch of scaly, crusty or irritated skin
4. A scar-like area of pale, shiny skin

This type of skin cancer tends to be painless but it can cause itchiness or bleeding.

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Sometimes skin cancer may start as a flat discoloured patch[/caption]

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The patches may be darker on brown or black skin.[/caption]

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Sometimes the patches may look crusty and feel rough or itchy[/caption]

Over time, a BCC may develop into an open sore that does not heal.

Any part of your skin can be affected, but it’s most common in areas exposed to the sun, such as the:

• Head, face and ears
• Neck and shoulders
• Back
• Hands
• Lower legs

BCCs mainly people with fair skin, but those with other skin types may also be at risk, according to the British Skin Foundation.

Those with the highest risk of developing a basal cell carcinoma are: 

• People with pale skin who burn easily and rarely tan
• Those who have had a lot of exposure to the sun, such as people with outdoor hobbies or outdoor workers, and people who have lived in sunny climates
• People who have used sun beds or have regularly sunbathed.
• People who have previously had a basal cell carcinoma

Almost all cases of BCC can be cured and it’s almost never a danger to life, according to the charity.

However, if a BCC is not treated early, it may get larger and may be more likely to come back.

Treatment can include surgically removing the affected area of skin.

LOVE Islanders are notorious for scrubbing their social media in the days leading up to the Villa, leaving only the most polished snaps up on their feeds.

But open Sophie Lee’s page even today and the photos pinned to the top, from 2019 and 2020, show her with huge swollen scars protruding from her face.

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Sophie Lee nearly died when an air-con unit blew flames back into her face, as she was fire dancing at a nightclub[/caption]

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She developed keyloid scars as a result, which had to later be frozen off as they threatened to ‘engulf her face’[/caption]

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Sophie Lee is among those entering the Love Island villa on Monday[/caption]

Personally I’m not surprised. As someone who interviewed Sophie twice right in the thick of her struggles, I know she’s different from some of the ultra-superficial women who grace our screens in their bikinis.

When I first spoke to Manchester-based Sophie, she was 23, and it was days before Christmas 2018. Fabulous was one of the first publications to share her story with the world.

Airy and bright during our chat, you’d have no idea what she was going through without visual proof. Her attitude was amazing, especially for someone so young.

A professional fire dancer, Sophie was permanently scarred when an air-con unit blew flames back into her face in a freak accident in April 2018.

After her face went up in flames, she spent a month in intensive care, and emerged from the trauma with a whole new attitude on life.

In her own words, the accident made Sophie “toughen up and grow a thicker skin”. 

She told me: “I just have to accept myself for me. I think sometimes people stare because they don’t know how to ask. It’s not intentionally rude, I think they’re just curious and don’t know what to say.

“I never mind if people ask about my scars, then I can educate more people about what happened.”

Love Island weight loss plans, makeovers and even non-surgical tweakments are now common-place among the contestants, all religiously documented on social media as the competitive TV show enters its 10th year.

All Stars’ Gabby Allen even flogged her pre-villa fitness plan when she emerged as the show’s most recent winner.

Sophie, who had a five-figure following as an influencer well before Love Island came knocking, wasn’t immune to body confidence concerns before her accident.

She told me: “In school I went through that phase of ‘oh, I’m massive, I’m this and that,’ because I think you naturally do when you’re that age.

“Everyone’s judging each other, you’re growing boobs, you’re like ‘oh, I don’t know what this is’. I think everyone kind of has body issues going through high school.

“All my friends had big boobs or had legs, and I’ve always been a bit up and down on the scale of my weight.

“Especially with the industry I was in (of dance and performing), I was always scrutinised for how you look.

“But with this accident it’s crazy. Because the one time I feel like I should be most body conscious, I’m probably the happiest I’ve ever been.”

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Sophie was a professional fire dancer before her accident[/caption]

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It’s been six and a half years since Fabulous’ Josie Griffiths first interviewed her[/caption]

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After having cryo surgery, Sophie couldn’t leave the house without a black mask on[/caption]

Despite early signs her facial scars were healing well, Sophie later developed dramatic keloids on her chin.

Keloids are benign tumours which grow in areas of trauma and are more common in people with olive or black skin, or in Sophie’s case having Chinese heritage.

She said: “Dancing’s all about getting dressed up, glitz and glam, I’ve always loved that. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not myself and I know I’ll never be myself again.

“That’s something I have to accept and it has been hard to accept that – but also without this scar I would be dead. That’s the way I look at it, I don’t look at it as a burden.”

We spoke for a second time in June 2019, just weeks after Sophie had ground-breaking cryo surgery.

Never one to shy away from the gruesome details, or hide behind edited pics, Sophie’s PR pitched the story to me with an email entitled “My face came off in my hands.”

Without this scar I would be dead. That’s the way I look at it, I don’t look at it as a burden

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Explaining the NHS-funded op at the time, Sophie said: “The scar started to die and then my face basically fell off. Liquid nitrogen was pumped in to kill it.

“At first it went massive, like it had been pumped up with water. It tripled in size, it was horrendous.

“In hospital I just felt like a giant slug, I couldn’t move or do anything.

“Then it just started leaking liquid nitrogen. Over the space of two months, it was starting to dry out and peel away.

“It was horrendous, the skin was dying and it was on my face. I couldn’t really move my neck, it was just so painful.

The scar started to die and then my face basically fell off. At first it went massive, like it had been pumped up with water. It tripled in size, it was horrendous

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“When it actually detached I couldn’t feel anything, because it had already died.

“But at the start it was really raw, fresh skin. Showering was unbearable.

“For a good month I couldn’t really do anything. I had to change the dressings at least twice a day – they were soaking wet all the time.

“I couldn’t leave the house because I had to take so many dressings and pads with me.”

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Sophie’s story will be what sets her apart from the other Love Islanders[/caption]

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Sophie’s scars were ‘angry and violent’ before she had them removed[/caption]

She now keeps her dead skin in the freezer, in a small Tupperware box, explaining it’s “next to the peas, no big deal”.

Sophie, who’s been celibate for eight months, had the treatment in March 2019, as her tumours threatened to engulf her face.

She told me: “Keloid scarring is a form of benign tumour, it was going to carry on growing and slowly overtake my face.

“It was very painful and becoming a big burden. I had started to lose movement on my neck, because it was growing so rapidly.

“The scars got so big you couldn’t see my neck, it came down to my chin.

“Because of my ethnicity, being Chinese, it was really angry and violent.

“The longer I left it, the bigger the keloids would have gotten. I was in so much pain and it was starting to alter my expressions on my face.”

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She now keeps her dead skin ‘in the freezer, next to the peas’[/caption]

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Sophie has always wanted to turn what happened to her into a positive[/caption]

Sophie always wanted to turn what had happened to her into a positive, raising awareness of injuries even in her early 20s.

She said: “I’ve got a younger sister who’s 16 years old, that was the age when I was comparing myself a lot. 

“And I just want her to know that, your big sister can still do it and represent girls, I want her to feel proud of me.

“She looks up to a lot of my friends, looks up to me and I want to be that good example for her.

“It’s important to mould the next generation, not the current generation. I want to put them in a good mindset.”

Despite Sophie’s sunny disposition, she was clearly hugely affected by what had happened to her, which may be why it’s taken her six years to say yes to Love Island (I’d be stunned if they hadn’t approached her for previous years).

She told me in 2019: “I try not to think negatively, but I am in pain and you do think ‘when is this going to be over?’ I’m constantly suffering.

“Even now I can’t go outside when it’s sunny without having to cover up my whole face, because it’s fresh skin and I’ll get burnt really fast.

“I wear a black mask to protect it. It’s healed underneath but just to be safe.

“I don’t want to risk getting burnt, it’s not worth it. I’m still healing.

“But I am in the best hands and it’s important to talk about the good and the bad, because that means I can help others in this situation.

“I’m a normal person, I have feelings, I’m not just living this amazing life. I do have my down days, and it’s OK to feel like that.”

As Sophie jets off to sunny Mallorca to enter the villa on Monday, where temperatures are reaching 32C, the lack of black mask will be a stark reminder of how far she has come.

A BRIT mum has been dubbed a ”drama queen” after ranting about the ”worst holiday ever” at a four-star Greek hotel.

Mother-of-two, only known as TikToker @strawbz938, jetted off to Greece with her family after booking the holiday with TUI.

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The furious mother, from Cardiff, claimed they were promised ”a five-star resort” where they’d stay for ”seven nights” – but the ordeal soon turned into ”a long list of problems”.

After landing in Rhodes and checking into the resort, the mum discovered the accommodation was ”a three-star resort”.

”But because they have a water park, they’re able to bump it up to a four-star.

”In my opinion, it’s not even a three-star,” she said in the TikTok video, showing viewers the conditions of the resort.

The outraged mother also added that while the pool area ”looked stunning”, upon further inspection, she discovered everything was ”taped together”.

After complaining to the staff, the family was then moved to a different part of the resort – however, the new room also ”wasn’t up” to her standards.

”I was under the impression that I was booking a five-star resort,” she said, vowing to ”do research and read the reviews” next time.

Unfortunately for the holiday-goers, it ”then went from bad to worse”, as they here hit by ”a massive storm”.

”We got absolutely soaked walking back and forth from the one hotel to the other. At this point, I was just wanted to cry,” the TikToker lamented.

To their absolute horror, the area was covered by mega puddles – with the hubby having to carry the mother across, as ”there was no way” she’d walk through the rain water in her ”90p flip flops from Primark”.

Although the following day the weather had improved, the mother was less than impressed with the food – which she dubbed ”absolutely disgusting”.

Sharing her woes online, the holiday-goer also showed viewers her plate of lasagna, salad, coleslaw and couscous.

After desperately wanting to ”leave the hotel”, the family ventured out and visited the ”stunning” Old Town.

She said: ”Everyone kept telling to try and cheer up and just deal with it – that’s exactly what I did for my children, I wanted them to have the best holiday ever.”

But their troubles didn’t end there – as an hour after going to bed, they were woken up by ”a massive earthquake”.

In the end, the mother decided that she had had ”enough” and took the family back home.

She went on in the caption: ”I know I’m lucky to have a holiday and some people aren’t in a position to even go away for the weekend but when you’ve requested specific standards and you turn up to a lot less, it’s very frustrating!”

Although TUI ”are currently dealing with the situation”, the furious TikToker – who claimed to have forked out £5k for the trip – said she didn’t ”have much faith at all”.

”As for me being dramatic over the earthquake – yes, I do overreact, I overthink and I panic and when my children are involved I act fast and I just up and left, maybe if I hadn’t of had the worst holiday ever to begin with I’d feel more comfortable saying after I’d calmed down!”

‘Drama queen’

Since being posted online, the holiday video has taken the internet by storm, amassing close to 370k views in just one day.

But while the mother was certainly far from impressed with the getaway, people online thought she was overreacting, as they branded her a ”drama queen”.

One said: ”Drama queen. you cut your kids holiday short,take out board games,enjoy your time with the children!”

Another chimed in: ”Complaining about the weather and earthquake like it’s TUI or the Hotels fault.”

A third joked: ”Did TUI make it rain?”

Someone else said: ”I don’t think I’ve ever booked a holiday without extensively checking review sites. Is that not just standard practice?”

However, there were also plenty of those who agreed with the mum-of-two, with one writing: ”it looks awful….that sounds like a holiday from hell. nice that your husband carried you over the puddle lol.”

”This is such a shame when you spend your hard earned money trying to make the best memories for your family! glad you’re home safe!” commented another.

ARSENAL are interested in Real Madrid star Rodrygo as they prepare to strengthen two big attacking areas this summer.

Left-wing and striker are the priority positions for Mikel Arteta, and the club have a number of targets in each category.

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Arsenal are interested in Real Madrid star Rodrygo[/caption]

The Gunners are prepping for a big summer window after narrowly falling short of the Premier League title for a third consecutive season.

And Rodrygo is high among the left-wingers on Arsenal’s list, along with Spain star Nico Williams and Leroy Sane, who will be a free agent after leaving Bayern Munich this summer.

According to reports, Rodrygo is set for crunch talks about his future with new Madrid manager Xabi Alonso this week.

Despite having three years left on his Real deal, the Brazil international lost his starting place this season under former boss Carlo Ancelotti. 

The arrival of Kylian Mbappe last year resulted in less game-time for Rodrygo, who’s also been linked with Chelsea and  Manchester City.

Rodrygo, who has scored 68 goals and got 50 assists from Real Madrid in 267 games, is unhappy with his playing time after winning two Champions League titles with Real.

Arsenal are on red alert after Madrid splashed out £33million on Argentine wonderkid Franco Mastantuono.

No price tag has been confirmed for Rodrygo, but the 24-year-old is expected to cost at least £67million.

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If Rodrygo and Atletico Madrid winger Williams aren’t available, Arsenal could also move for Aston Villa star Morgan Rogers.

Rogers, who scored 14 goals and provided 15 assists for Villa in the Premier League this season, would still demand a significant fee – likely north of £50million.

Meanwhile, after finishing second three times in a row, Arteta is desperately searching for a world-class No 9.

Newcastle‘s £150m striker Alexander Isak and Sporting’s Viktor Gyokeres are top two targets to lead the line.

But Eddie Howe is confident of keeping Isak after the club qualified for next season’s Champions League.

RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko has been linked with Arsenal since January and has been valued at £70million.

GERMANY captain Giulia Gwinn has detailed the harassment that she has received from men online.

Gwinn, 25, will wear the armband as Germany go for glory at Women’s Euro 2025 next month.

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Giulia Gwinn is set to star at Euro 2025 for Germany[/caption]

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Gwinn, 25, is one of Bayern Munich’s star players[/caption]

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The defender has received plenty of attention online[/caption]

Ahead of the tournament, the defender opened up on what she has had to deal with on social media.

In her new autobiography, Gwinn revealed: “I constantly receive photos of naked men.

“So-called penis pics. This kind of stuff constantly pops up in my Instagram inbox. The photos are always from anonymous accounts.

“I delete the photos and messages, and I report the accounts. It’s just plain bad harassment.”

Having suffered with a cruciate ligament injury, Gwinn was offered a lucrative deal to pose for Playboy in 2023.

The German star called the offer “very tempting” – but instead decided: “I prefer to present myself as a footballer on the field.”

Gwinn has since received further offers from the magazine, but has stuck to her stance.

The Bayern Munich star added: “They’re beautiful and aesthetic photos, no doubt.

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Gwinn has over 600,000 Instagram followers[/caption]

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The Bayern ace has had offers to model for Playboy[/caption]

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Gwinn is set to captain Germany at the Euros next month[/caption]

“But they’re not for me. Posting a bikini photo on my account is fine, but anything else exceeds my personal limits.”

Gwinn, who has more than 600,000 Instagram followers, remains on Playboy Germany boss Florian Boitin’s radar.

He said: “Giulia Gwinn is not only an outstanding athlete, but also a beautiful young woman. So a personality like her is naturally interesting for Playboy.”

Gwinn recovered from her nasty knee injury to reclaim her spots with both Bayern and the German national team.

She scored twice at last summer‘s Olympic Games as Germany won bronze.

While she also netted as her side beat England 4-3 at Wembley last October.

Germany will begin their Euro 2025 campaign against Poland in St Gallen on July 4.

They will then face further group stage tests against Denmark and Sweden.

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Gwinn and Co get their campaign underway on July 4[/caption]

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The defender’s pictures routinely receive thousands of likes[/caption]