It came home... again! | 70,000+ employees take day off work after England's Euro 2025 victory

The Lionesses were in yet another major final this weekend – their third in a row – and fans across the country geared up for celebrations.

England faced Spain on Sunday, 27 July, in the Women’s Euros final. The game had all the makings of a classic – England were defending champions, having beaten Germany at Euro 2022, and it was a rematch of the 2023 World Cup final, which saw the Spanish crowned champions after a 1–0 win.

And brilliantly, it was England who emerged the victors, beating Spain 3-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw to retain their European crown.

And data released by HR software experts BrightHR, gathered from thousands of UK businesses, shows that scores of fans were anticipating such a result and planning time off afterwards.

In fact, 73,293 people booked time off for Monday 28 July, the day after the final. That makes today the most popular Monday for planned time off this summer, up 16% on the average for the rest of June and July.

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It’s a far cry from the men’s Euro final in 2021 between England and Italy, when the morning after saw a 232% spike in sickness and a 209% rise in staff lateness.