Injured Lioness Morris to miss Portugal game

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Tottenham defender Ella Morris has pulled retired of the England women squad to look Portugal successful the Nations League aft suffering a superior genu wounded successful training.

The 22-year-old, who is yet to marque her debut for the Lionesses, is acceptable for a lengthy spell retired aft injuring her cruciate ligament.

She has returned to Tottenham to statesman her rehabilitation.

A connection said: "England's enactment squad volition stay successful adjacent interaction with her and the club. Everyone progressive with the Lionesses wishes Ella the precise champion with her recovery."

Fifa is funding research into whether hormonal fluctuations during menstrual cycles could beryllium contributing to the emergence successful anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries successful women's football.

ACL injuries are two to six times much likely to hap successful women than men and astir two-thirds of them hap successful women's shot erstwhile determination is nary carnal contact.

Manchester City midfielder Laura Blindkilde Brown, 21, has received her 3rd elder call-up and has joined the 26-player squad astatine St George's Park arsenic a replacement.

England are already without goalkeeper Mary Earps aft her surprise retirement connected Tuesday.

The Lionesses volition question to London connected Thursday to hole to look Portugal astatine Wembley connected Friday evening (19:45 BST).

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