Lucy Bronze Reveals She Played With Fractured Tibia Throughout Euro 2025

Lucy Bronze revealed aft England’s Euro 2025 final victory complete Spain that she had played nan full tourney pinch a fractured tibia.

The right-back, who went disconnected during half-time of other clip of nan last because of an wounded to her correct knee, said she had played each six matches pinch a fractured tibia successful her near limb and described it arsenic “very painful”.

Bronze grabbed attraction during nan quarter-final triumph against Sweden for strapping her ain thigh heavy into other clip earlier taking disconnected nan strapping and scoring a powerful punishment successful nan shootout.

The 33-year-old – 1 of whose mediate names is Tough – had her correct limb heavy strapped arsenic England celebrated retaining nan Euros title successful Basel but told nan BBC erstwhile asked astir that: “I’ve really played nan full tourney pinch a fractured tibia but nary 1 knew and past I’ve wounded my knee coming connected nan different leg.

“I deliberation that’s why I sewage a batch of praise from nan girls aft nan Sweden crippled – because I’ve been done a batch of pain. But that’s what it takes to play for England. That’s what I’ll do. They cognize that and I deliberation we animate each different by playing done things for illustration that and it sewage america to nan end.”

She said nan 2 injuries would not her clasp her backmost erstwhile England proceed their celebrations down closed doors earlier flying location connected Monday and heading connected Tuesday to a nationalist ceremony arena successful cardinal London. “I’m going to party, I’m going to bask it and that’s it,” Bronze said.

The Chelsea subordinate said England had blocked retired nan extracurricular sound aft losing nan opening crippled against France. “We’ve shown everyone to judge successful yourself nary matter what different group opportunity astir you and to judge successful nan group who springiness you that support,” Bronze said.