England recall fit-again Bright for Euro qualifiers

World Cup captain Millie Bright has been recalled to the England squad for the first time since October after recovering from a knee injury.

Bright, 30, who led England to the World Cup final last summer, has missed over five months of the season but is named in manager Sarina Wiegman’s 24-player squad for their Euro 2025 qualifiers.

She is joined in the squad by uncapped Chelsea team-mate Aggie Beever-Jones, 20, who comes in for striker Rachel Daly after she announced her retirement from international football in April.

Beever-Jones has had a breakout season for Chelsea, scoring 11 goals in 15 Women’s Super League matches.

The England Under-23 forward earned a call-up to the senior squad as a late replacement for the injured Chloe Kelly for February’s 7-2 friendly victory over Austria but did not play.

Wiegman has also named a standby list which includes Manchester United’s Maya le Tissier, Liverpool’s Missy Bo Kearns, Southampton’s Kayla Rendell and Tottenham’s Jess Naz.

The Lionesses, who are hoping to defend their European title in Switzerland next year, host France at St James’ Park on 31 May before travelling to Saint-Etienne on 4 June.

Wiegman will take the same squad to Norwich to play the Republic of Ireland on 12 July, before heading to Sweden on 16 July.

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