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LONDON — Soccer fans in England and Wales might be allowed to spend more time in pubs if their teams go far at the Women's European Championship being held in Switzerland in July. The British government is launching a four-week consultation to discuss whether pubs can extend their licensing hours from 11pm to 1am should England and/or Wales reach the semifinals or final of Euro 2025. The government says Britain's home secretary has the power to extend licensing hours for occasions of "exceptional international, national or local significance." England's women's team, whose players are nicknamed the Lionesses, will be defending the title won on home soil in 2022.
