Ella Toone has revealed her grandmother died on the morning of England's Euro 2025 final victory over Spain.
The 25-year-old played the opening 87 minutes of Sunday's match in Basel as the Lionesses retained their title thanks to a penalty shoot-out win following a 1-1 draw.
The Manchester United midfielder lost her father, Nick, to prostate cancer last September, three days short of his 60th birthday. He had been diagnosed the day after watching his daughter score in the Euro 2022 final as England beat Germany 2-1 at Wembley.
Toone previously revealed her grandmother placed a bet on her to one day play for England when Toone was around six years old.
"Even in the highest of highs life can hit you with the lowest of lows," she posted on Instagram.
"My Nana Maz took her last breath on the morning of our Euro final. I have comfort in knowing she got to watch from the best seat in the house with Dad, her favourite person."
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Toone, who also helped England finish runners-up to Spain at the 2023 World Cup, started five of her country's six games in Switzerland.
"I'll miss you forever nan but I'll cherish the special memories we made, there isn't enough words I can possibly say to sum up the person you were, but I'm grateful you were my nanna. My football loving, crazy, funny Nan," she added.
"All those years ago when you put a bet on at the bookies that I would play for England one day & on the day you leave us we bring it home again. You always knew it."
