Joey Barton sparks backlash with controversial post as England Lionesses reach Euro 2025 final - SPORTbible

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Joey Barton has been criticised aft fans spotted his societal media station during England's clash against Italy successful the 2025 Women's Euros.

On Tuesday night, the Lionesses were successful enactment against Italy arsenic the brace battled for a spot successful the last of the Euros.

Italy went up done Barbara Bonansea successful the 33rd minute, with England struggling to interruption down the stubborn Italian defence.

In the sixth infinitesimal of wounded time, Michelle Agyemang equalised to rescue England and nonstop the necktie into other time.

With conscionable 1 infinitesimal near of the 120, England were awarded a punishment aft Beth Mead was fouled wrong the area.

Arsenal prima Chloe Kelly saw her effort saved by Laura Giuliani but managed to people from the rebound to seal a 2-1 victory.

As a result, the Lionesses will instrumentality connected either Spain oregon Germany successful Sunday's final.

England are done to the last of the 2025 Women's Euros. Image: Getty

During the match, earlier the other clip play started, erstwhile Manchester City and Newcastle United midfielder Barton was hosting a unrecorded watchalong and wrote connected societal media: "30 much minutes of this (with a manus connected look emoji). Tune in."

In the comments section, 1 instrumentality said: "For idiosyncratic who hates women’s shot you look to ticker a batch of it. Just judge it for what it is and get implicit it."

Another tweeted: "You emotion the ladies crippled truly Joey, conscionable excessively stubborn to admit it."

A 3rd instrumentality added: "Cry immoderate much Joey. They’ve reached much finals successful past 4 years than the men person since 1930."

Someone other wrote: "Stop being truthful disquieted astir the prime of the crippled and beryllium a instrumentality of the Lionesses. You intelligibly emotion it arsenic you ticker each game."

A 5th commented: "U look to ticker and speech a batch astir it for idiosyncratic who doesn't similar it don't u!"

England volition instrumentality connected Spain oregon Germany successful Sunday's final. Image: Getty

Speaking aft the match, goalscorer Kelly said: "It feels unbelievable. Such a large feeling. This squad deserves thing but that. Three finals connected the bounce and we privation more.

"I conscionable effort my champion for the team. It wasn't expected to spell similar that [the penalty] but evidently the keeper had done her homework. We spell backmost to the drafting committee and support practicing those penalties. Luckily I got determination for the tap-in."

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