ENGLAND midfielder Ella Toone has revealed that her nan passed away on the morning of the Euro 2025 final.
The 25-year-old paid a heartfelt tribute to her ‘Nana Maz’ on Instagram just four days after lifting her second European trophy.
She wrote: “Even in the highest of highs life can hit you with the lowest of lows.
“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.
“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. 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. Say hello to our angels up there, grandads been waiting for you for a while ❤️ love you always, our ‘famous’ Nanna Maz x.”
Toone started five games for the Lionesses on their road to Euro 2025 glory this month.
She paid a heartfelt tribute to her late dad, Nick, after the final on Sunday with Beth Mead, who lost her mum to ovarian cancer in January 2023.
Both players sent a kiss to the sky while celebrating their back-to-back European Championship success.
Toone also shared an image of an empty seat next to her family at St. Jakob-Park and said: “Spare seat next to my mum tonight. If that’s not a sign, I don’t know what is.
“I know you were there dad, Love you.”
The midfielder’s dad, Nick, passed away following a battle with prostate cancer in September last year, just days before his 60th birthday.
He initially received the diagnosis the day after the Lionesses won their first Euro title in 2022.
England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton also revealed that her grandfather passed away just two days before the start of this summer’s European Championship.
She paid tribute to him by having the word ‘Grandpa’ written into the inside of her shirt.
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