Lucy Bronze reveals she played with fractured tibia throughout Euro 2025
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England defender describes injury as ‘very painful’
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Chloe Kelly says thanks to ‘everyone that wrote me off’
Lucy Bronze revealed after England’s Euro 2025 final victory against Spain that she had played the whole tournament with a fractured tibia.
The right-back, who went off during half-time of extra time of the final because of an injury to her right knee, said she had played all six matches at the tournament with a fractured tibia in her left leg and described it as “very painful”.
England 1-1 Spain (3-1 on pens): Women’s Euro 2025 final player ratings
Alessia Russo, Hannah Hampton and Chloe Kelly were the Lionesses’ match-winners in dramatic shootout victory
Hannah Hampton Two superb stops in either half. Commanding aerially. And then two big penalty saves. 9
Defeated but proud: Madrileños brave the heat to roar on La Roja
Confidence in another triumph for Spain’s women’s team was dashed, but the swell of support was a win in itself
Despite the air-fryer temperature outside and the imminent, annual August exodus, the people of Madrid weren’t going to miss out on another opportunity to watch their national football team prove its mettle against the country that had given the world the beautiful game.
After all, recent international fixtures had not gone all that badly for them.