Lioness stars plan to help families with travel costs of following England at 2025 Women's Euros

The Sun

18-06-2025

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.
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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.
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"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."