WATCH: England honour clubs where players' careers began ahead of Women's Euro 2025
Players of the England women's Euro 2025 squad were presented with the shirts of their first clubs on Monday in homage to the teams where their careers began and to the coaches and volunteers.
The Lionesses, who begin the defence of their European Championship title next week in Switzerland, were given the surprise at St George's Park where they trained.
The 26 different shirts represented every level from grassroots clubs such as Alnwick Town FC (Lucy Bronze), St Martins AC (Maya Le Tissier) and Brandon Groves AFC (Michelle Agyemang) to professional academies at teams such as Villarreal CF (Hannah Hampton) and Queens Park Rangers (Chloe Kelly).
How special is this! 🫶
The #Lionesses are wearing their shirts from their first clubs at today's special event ❤️ pic.twitter.com/JZ9lwpuHRL — Lionesses (@Lionesses) June 23, 2025
Some 150 coaches and current players from the 26 clubs represented were invited to Monday's event.
No two players came from the same club.
'I often say to the squad 'Go back to that young girl who first started playing football, think about the happiness those days provided you,'' England coach Sarina Wiegman said.
'All of the players have had a different journey but their love for the sport will have started at their first club.
'For them to wear the shirt of their first-ever club and to have many people who were key to their development at training is really special.'
England will take the shirts to its base camp in Switzerland.
It plays Jamaica in a send-off match on Sunday at Leicester's King Power Stadium and then kicks off at the Euros on July 5 against France in Group D.
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