Lioness Lucy Bronze just revealed the huge health secret she kept throughout the whole tournament
Bronze, 33, played in all six of England's matches in the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 competition, and revealed in a post-match interview that she was powering through a significant injury: "I actually played the whole tournament with a fractured tibia, but no-one knew," she explained.
The tibia – also known as the shin bone – is the bone which runs from your knee joint to your ankle joint, and is vital for stability and weight-bearing. The idea of playing while having a fractured one sounds, quite frankly, hellish.
When commenting on whether or not it would impact her celebrations, Bronze said, "It's very painful. I am going to party, I am going to enjoy it and that's it."
During the tense final against Spain, the player could be seen limping on the pitch too and finished her appearance after an impressive 105 minutes, with a bandaged leg. This, she also detailed, was down to injuring her other leg too.
"I just hurt my knee today on the other leg," Bronze shared. "That is why I got a lot of praise from the girls after the Sweden game because I have been in a lot of pain.
"But if that's what it takes to play for England, that's what I'll do – they know that. We inspire each other by playing through things like that and it got us to the end, in the end."
Commenting on how she is mentally strong in the face of injuries, Sarina Wiegman, England's manager, said Bronze has a "crazy mentality".
"She had some issues with her tibia so of course we tried to manage that," she told press. "When you play 120 minutes you're not managing it are you? The whole team has a great mentality but she has a crazy mentality, it's unbelievable."
Ouch – and kudos!
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