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England defender Millie Bright has withdrawn herself from enactment for the European Championship due to the fact that she is “not capable to springiness 100% mentally oregon physically.”
BySTEVE DOUGLAS AP sports writer
England defender Millie Bright withdrew herself from enactment for the European Championship connected Wednesday, saying she is “not capable to springiness 100% mentally oregon physically.”
Bright made herself unavailable for a caller England campy for games against Portugal and Spain and aboriginal said: “Mentally and physically I’m astatine my limits."
England manager Sarina Wiegman said aft the 2-1 nonaccomplishment to Spain connected Tuesday that she would person a speech with Bright astir her availability for the Euros.
In a station connected Instagram, Bright said she wouldn't beryllium taking portion successful the Euros and that “stepping backmost is the close happening for my health, my aboriginal successful the crippled and astir importantly the team.”
“This is 1 of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make,” she wrote, "but aft cautious thought and discussions with the team, I person decided to retreat from enactment for the England squad up of Euro 2025.
“Football has fixed maine truthful much, and representing my state has ever been my top honor. My pridefulness and ego tells maine to spell but I deliberation the squad and the fans merit more. Right present I'm not capable to springiness 100% mentally oregon physically.”
The 31-year-old Bright is simply a first-choice halfway backmost for England, playing successful the squad that won the Euros successful 2022 and captaining the broadside connected its tally to the World Cup last successful 2023.
She has conscionable helped Chelsea to triumph the Women’s Super League-FA Cup-League Cup treble successful the precocious completed home season.
England’s archetypal crippled successful its European Championship defence is against France connected July 5.
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