From penalty taker to physio: Lucy Bronze is England’s Swiss army knife

When the chips were down against Sweden, the right-back scored, scrapped and strapped her way to a semi-final spotLucy Bronze pinned up a picture of herself after the 2019 Women’s World Cup bronze-medal match against Sweden, which England lost 2-1, for her teammates to see on a wall in the team hotel where players and staff share inspirational images. She was, in her words, “absolutely exhausted” in it, hairband round her neck, shirt crumpled, hair awry, the physical, emotional and mental pain of the preceding 90 minutes visible.That photo represents so much to Bronze, England’s stalwart right-back who no one has come close to replacing and likely never will. “I will give anything and I will give everything when I play in an England shirt,” she says of that image of her at her most broken. ”I wanted all the girls to know that that’s my why. My why is to give everything for this team because I just love playing for England so much.” Continue reading...

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