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The Sun
11 hours ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Lioness stars plan to help families with travel costs of following England at 2025 Women's Euros
GEORGIA STANWAY revealed a number of Lioness stars will be putting their hands in their pockets to support their families' Euros travel costs. And the Bayern Munich midfielder expressed gratitude to fans who will be forking out to watch them in the contest in Switzerland. 3 3 Stanway, 26, who won her race to be fit in time for this year's tournament, is among the Lioness aces who have relatives heading to Switzerland to support England. The team will be based in Zurich which is the nation's largest city and one of its most expensive. According to the cost of living database Numbeo the price of a small bottle of water or Coca Cola in Switzerland can range from £2.73 to £4.55 (3.00 to 5.00 Swiss Francs). And a combo meal at a McDonald's fast food restaurant might range from £13.28 to £16.00. Stanway and team-mates Ella Toone, 25, and Lotte Wubben-Moy, 26, hailed England support who will visit Switzerland next month to watch the team. The 77-capped midfielder said: "Even just for flights and hotels, then the cost of living there is extremely high, so we understand the demand it is on fans. "My family can make it (to the Euros) but I'm also aware that Switzerland is a very expensive country. "That's difficult for us as well because we want to help and support as much as possible, even with our own families. "A lot of us are putting our hands in our pockets to make sure that our families can get over there. "We would love to see as many fans as possible and we want to thank them in advance." England centre-back Wubben-Moy added: "A lot of people are willing to go above and beyond to be able to watch us and that's quite inspiring for us." At the 2023 World Cup England players were provided with a sum to support costs of travel for their relatives and loved ones. Players are set to receive a similar amount for this tournament with England aiming to be crowned Euros champions following their 2022 triumph. According to the FA the amount the Lionesses will receive is no less than that allocated to the men's team for the same purpose. Man United ace Toone said: "It will be a bit difficult for families who are staying out for the whole tournament. "But I know I'll always help my family be out there and make memories and make sure they're eating." Stanway, a key figure for England during their 2022 Euros tournament-winning run, made her return to international action last month from a knee injury. The Bayern Munich player underwent surgery in January on a damaged lateral collateral ligament that led to her being sidelined for the rest of this season. Despite fears she could miss the Euros, Stanway returned to England duty featuring in the Lionesses Nations League clashes with Portugal and Spain. Following her injury spell, Stanway insists she feels very ready for the the test England will face against France, Wales and the Netherlands in the group stage. The midfielder added: "I probably feel more ready than if I'd have played a jam packed season. 3 "I've learnt a lot in this process and that the injury wasn't a bad thing to happen to me. "It was my first injury to happen to me after 10 years in professional football, so I've not done too bad. "It kind of gave me that time away from football to learn on the weaknesses in the gym, just to get a completely different mindset."
The Guardian
20 hours ago
- Sport
- The Guardian
Lots of England players helping own families with Euro 2025 travel costs
Georgia Stanway has said many England players are putting their hands in their pockets 'to make sure that our families can get to Switzerland', and praised the effort made by fans to support the team at the European Championship given the high cost of living in the country. 'My family can make it, but I'm also aware that Switzerland is a very expensive country,' Stanway said. 'Even just for flights and hotels, then the cost of living there is extremely high, so we understand the demand it is on fans. 'That's difficult for us as well because we want to help and support as much as possible, even with our own families. A lot of us are putting our hands in our pockets to make sure that our families can get over there. We would love to see as many fans as possible and we want to thank them in advance.' It is understood that all 23 squad members defending England's European title next month receive a sum to help towards travel for family and friends. The figure is similar to that made available for the players who went to Australia for the World Cup in2023 and is no less than the men's team players receive. That money can be used for travel and accommodation and the Football Association has a travel service for bookings and guidance. 'It will be a bit difficult for families who are staying out for the whole tournament,' said the midfielder Ella Toone, 'but I'll always help my family be out there and make memories ... and make sure they're eating.' Lotte Wubben-Moy reserved praise for the supporters, including those not travelling: 'A lot of people are willing to go above and beyond to be able to watch us and that's quite inspiring for us. It creates an energy that we not only felt during the Euros but we still felt it in Australia, regardless of the time difference.' For Stanway, making the tournament in Switzerland was not guaranteed after she had surgery on a lateral collateral ligament injury in January. She did not play for Bayern Munich for the remainder of the season but joined England for their Nations League fixtures against Portugal and Spain in late May and early June and played 60 minutes across the two games. 'I have no fears, I actually feel very ready,' Stanway said. 'I probably feel more ready than if I'd played a jam-packed season. I've learned a lot in this process and the injury wasn't a bad thing to happen to me. It was my first injury in 10 years in professional football, so I've not done too badly.' How did it help? 'It gave me that time away from football to work on the weaknesses in the gym and just get a completely different mindset. Going in everyday for rehab is completely different to turning up every day for training and I just feel like I got stronger and stronger every day, surrounded by good people. Sign up to Moving the Goalposts No topic is too small or too big for us to cover as we deliver a twice-weekly roundup of the wonderful world of women's football after newsletter promotion 'I think it's evident that I worked hard in the rehab process because I don't feel like I've lost anything. I've come back and I'm moving well, I've been able to pick up things naturally, and that's all because of the hard work in the rehab.' Stanway also accelerated her new hobby while injured: tattooing. Her left leg became the focus. 'I've got a lot of new tattoos; that kind of became my zen. As soon as I pressed that button, my headspace was fully clear. All I had to do was perfect the thing that was exactly in front of me going on my left leg. 'My brace was on my right leg so I couldn't tattoo it, so I ended up coming across and doing my left leg. It was the only place I could reach.'
New York Times
27-05-2025
- Health
- New York Times
Millie Bright on England squad withdrawal: ‘Mentally and physically I'm at my limits'
Millie Bright has said her withdrawal from the England squad is because she is 'mentally and physically' at her limits and needs a break. The Football Association (FA) announced on Monday that Bright had dropped out of the squad for the upcoming Nations League fixtures to undertake 'an extended period of recovery'. Arsenal defender Lotte Wubben-Moy was called up in her place. Advertisement Bright, 31, has been a mainstay of the England side under Sarina Wiegman, starting every match of the Lionesses' 2022 European Championship-winning campaign and captaining the side during their run to the 2023 World Cup final. Speaking on her Daly Brightness podcast was asked by co-host and England team-mate Rachel Daly if she was feeling ok, to which the centre-back said 'probably not at this moment'. 'I think mentally and physically I'm at my limits, which is why I'm not at camp,' Bright said. 'That is a really hard decision but I think you know better than anyone as well — sometimes you just have to take that time for yourself.' Bright added 'sometimes you need to breathe and take a step back', saying: 'You need to value yourself and your mental health and body, and just say that no, right now is not the time for you.' The defender's squad withdrawal comes after goalkeeper Mary Earps abruptly announced her international retirement on Tuesday, a little over a month before England begin the defence of their European Championship title. England play France in their Euro 2025 group stage opener on July 5. Bright has made 88 appearances at senior international level since her debut in 2016 and has been one half of England's first-choice centre-back pairing at each of the last four major tournaments. The Chelsea defender was named captain by Wiegman for the 2023 World Cup after Leah Williamson missed the tournament with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. While Earps' international retirement came after losing her No 1 spot to Chelsea goalkeeper Hannah Hampton, Bright has remained a regular starter throughout England's Euro 2025 qualifying and 2025 Nations League campaigns. She made 21 Women's Super League appearances for Chelsea during the 2024-25 season as the club secured a record-extending sixth successive league title.
BBC News
26-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Chelsea captain Bright withdraws from England squad
Chelsea captain Millie Bright has withdrawn from the England squad for June's Uefa Nations League matches to take an extended break and allow a period of defender Lotte Wubben-Moy, who has 13 caps, has been called into Sarina Wiegman's squad for the League A Group 3 games against Portugal and 31, has played 43 times for club and country this season and guided Sonia Bompastor's side to a domestic Wubben-Moy, Leah Williamson, Alessia Russo, Chloe Kelly and Beth Mead will join up with the England squad on Tuesday after celebrating their Women's Champions League Lionesses, who know two victories will secure a place in the competition's knockout stage, take on Portugal at Wembley Stadium on Friday, 30 May before facing group leaders and world champions Spain in Barcelona on Tuesday, 3 will begin the defence of their European Championship in Switzerland on Saturday, 5 July when take on France in Group D.
Telegraph
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Telegraph
Arsenal heroes past and present on club's quest to repeat European glory of 2007
Kelly Smith, Kim Little and Lotte Wubben-Moy are deep in conversation. The trio represent three generations of Arsenal. Smith, 46, was part of the quadruple-winning side of 2007 and spent 11 years with the club across three different spells. She is now assistant coach, working specifically with the strikers. Little is the club captain and, now 34, the longest-serving player while 26-year-old Wubben-Moy is a childhood Arsenal fan who came through the club's academy and has just signed a new long-term contract. Smith, Little and Wubben-Moy have gathered to discuss Arsenal's upcoming Champions League final against Barcelona, reflect on the 2007 victory – the only time an English side has won the competition – and explore what they believe makes the club 'special'. Telegraph Sport listened in. The 2007 final Smith was part of the quadruple-winning side, but she missed the Uefa Cup (as it was called then) final after being sent off in the first leg of the semi-final. Arsenal beat Swedish side Umea 1-0 over two legs. Kelly Smith: I've had to make notes, that's how long ago it was! I just remember the team being stacked with stars. We had four captains from the national teams – Jayne Ludlow, of Wales, Ciara Grant, of Ireland, Faye White, of England, and Julie Fleeting, of Scotland. We had a lot of big, strong leaders within that group. We also had top talents like Rachel Yankey, who was in her prime. Young players coming through who were highly regarded – Lianne Sanderson, Kaz Carney. Emma Byrne was in goal. We had all the top European talent at the time. Kim Little: I was approached by Arsenal to come down at the end of that year and then I ended up signing in 2008. I have memories of coming into the team that had won the quadruple. I do have a vague memory of Emma Byrne's save, Alex Scott's goal. I don't know if that's come from people telling me and you guys speaking about it. Once you've signed you're very aware of what you're coming into. KS: We were semi-professional so training three or four times a week. We were not expected to win, we were massive underdogs. Umea had won it in 2003 and 2004. They had a young Marta, they had Hanna Ljungberg, who was the top Swedish No 9, they had Elaine, a top Brazilian player. On paper, we should never have won it. Alex scored close to the end out in Umea. I was banned for that game. KL: Did you play the second leg? KS: I played the quarter-finals and the first leg of the semi against Brondby. Then I got sent off. The semi-final was two legs, the final was two legs, so I missed the second semi-final and both legs of the final. KL: You missed three games? KS: I missed three games because of what I did after being sent off [Smith made an offensive gesture at the opposition fans and kicked over a chair after receiving two yellow cards]. It would have been two but Uefa added an extra game. KL: What are your feelings thinking back to that? KS: I just remember being the most nervous I've ever felt because I'd contributed in every game. You have no control and I'd played in every game, the group stages, one of the semis and then had no impact. I could only be a fan so I was sitting there in my tracksuit in the stands in Umea. It was only me and Rachel Pavlou from England and when we scored me and her were hugging and everyone was turning around and thinking: 'Who are they?' We knew the second leg was going to be tough and we had the choice to play at the Emirates. Lotte Wubben-Moy: Would that have been the first time? KS: Yeah, it was new then and we thought: 'We've never played there, it's too big'. We sold out Borehamwood and I remember watching in the stands and my heart was pounding, my palms were so sweaty. I remember that Emma Byrne save, the ball hit the post, she turned and then it hit her in the face. I knew from that moment it was written in the stars. It was a brilliant occasion, a shame I wasn't on the pitch, but I still felt a part of it. LWM: It's so interesting listening because my memories are only what live online. What is cool is having players that have lived through it and the stories can be re-told. Listening to you, even having you around at the club in the coaching staff, it's quite special how stories do live on. It feels quite old-fashioned in a sense that you re-tell them and it's not folklore, but it's quite beautiful and magical. KL: I think about that a lot. I've been here a long time, Leah [Williamson], Lotte, hopefully, we can pass those stories on but I do honestly feel like it has been passed. Yourself, Jayne Ludlow, Emma Byrne, I played with them and I feel like I can tell their stories and now we have made new ones. LWM: I don't think you get that at other clubs – it's special. Do you both feel like you want to share more, having lived it? More of what has been to then influence the future. KS: I think the way the game is now, fully professional, you get a lot of fans coming to the games and it was never like that. Borehamwood was sold out but that was a rarity. We used to play in front of a couple of hundred fans. My dad was allowed to bring my dog in. Me working here has been so special, especially the connection you guys have to the club. Lotte growing up with it, Kim coming as a young kid. There are so many younger players who have a connection with the club and know what it means to play the Arsenal way. We're the only club to have that I think. KL: You gave me someone to look up to who was similar to me, which gave me more confidence in who I was, which I've never probably said to you. I'd arguably say you're more quiet and introverted even than I am, but that showed me that's a really good trait to have and you can still have a strong impact on a team and that is as powerful as people who are maybe more loud and extroverted. KS: I'd always try to lead by example and do everything right on a daily basis. I wasn't a big screamer or shouter. If I needed to say something, I'd say it in an assertive way and people lead differently. I played with Jayne Ludlow, who was a screamer and shouter. The 2025 final Arsenal beat eight-time winners Lyon 4-1 in the second leg of their semi-final, winning 5-3 on aggregate. Little was Player of the Match while Wubben-Moy made her return from injury. They will face Barcelona in Saturday's final in Lisbon. KS: I teared up at the end. We were comfortable but you never know and you just want to hear the final whistle. It was such a special moment because to go away against Lyon and perform the way that we did and score four goals, we didn't expect that did we? KL: I'm not someone who is too sentimental but I remember in the game, we were in front and we were in control but you're playing against Lyon so you can never be sure. But in the last 20 minutes my mind was wandering, I was thinking in my head about the worst-case scenario, I think that's why I got a bit emotional at the end. It was 18 years of work. KS: You were outstanding in that game. You covered every blade of grass and that's what you want from a captain. You knew what was at stake and you wanted to be in a Champions League final. You can bring different levels. LWM: I said this to you after; just when you think there's a peak, you go up another gear. KS: I think when you get to a certain age people start to say: 'Oh she's done – the legs are done'. KL: They're not done! LWM: Football is mad, isn't it? There are so many variables that have to align for things to be a success. So many things can go wrong but also so many things can go right and on that day everything went right. So many people came to congratulate me after the game because I worked so hard to get fit after my hamstring tear. I wanted to be able to do everything possible to give to the team. Being able to do that at such a critical moment in a semi-final is incredibly special. KL: You know when things are just going your way? There were two or three times where Lyon were just shanking the ball up the pitch. I looked up to Lotte and laughed because I just knew. It can happen for or against you but you could just tell they were rattled. We'd done our job and it was a little bit of satisfaction. LWM: And you don't get that much in football, to be content in a moment. We won that semi-final, I think already everyone's minds were thinking, 'What's next?' KS: This is Barça's fifth final in a row. They've been there and done it. This is new to us. All the betting odds are for Barça but it's a one-off game. We've talked about it as a coaching staff, it's winning your individual battles. If you own the player that you're playing against and everybody does it, we'll come out on top. KL: Our main focus has been geared towards the final and what we can do better in this short period of time but it has also led us to thinking what we can do better in the long term. We've finished second in the league, we've not been in the Champions League final for 18 years. We want to win the league, we're addressing why we finished second. Chelsea have won the league for the last six years and that doesn't sit nicely with us. We want to enjoy this moment and this final, but our mind is on how can we be here more consistently? LWM: I think this club allows people to be themselves. It gives them a platform and an opportunity, it empowers us. When you feel that power you can give anything and you can empty yourself yet still feel so full. This club allows individuals to blossom. With that then comes working on the pitch and winning. Ultimately, that's what we're here for – a future of winning, but doing it off the shoulders of a past that has been incredibly successful. KS: Arsenal has always been in my blood. Being on the coaching staff, it gives me goosebumps because if I can give a little bit of help to the strikers, that's the ultimate for me. To help these players and to be there with them to finally deliver and bring it home would be so special. KL: Almost half of my life has been at this club, I've grown with it. To be in a place to connect the past from 2007, I wasn't there but I'm the one close enough to it, to this moment of being in the final and to be leading out the team, I don't think you get a better moment than that as a footballer. It's unique and incredibly special. To share it with people who are so committed and ingrained in this club makes it mean so much more.
