{"id":16903,"date":"2025-07-28T04:34:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T08:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/28\/bronze-reveals-she-competed-in-euro-with-a-broken-tibia\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T04:34:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T08:34:15","slug":"bronze-reveals-she-competed-in-euro-with-a-broken-tibia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/28\/bronze-reveals-she-competed-in-euro-with-a-broken-tibia\/","title":{"rendered":"Bronze Reveals She Competed in Euro with a Broken Tibia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/photo\/2019\/0605\/r552405_3_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&amp;h=80&amp;w=80&amp;scale=crop\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\">\n        <\/div>\n<p>Tom Hamilton<span class=\"timestamp \">July 27, 2025, 04:13 PM ET<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\">\n<ul>\n            I became part of ESPN in 2011, covering two Olympic Games, two Rugby World Cups, and two Lions Tours held in England and Ireland. I was a rugby editor and became a senior writer in 2018.\n          <\/ul>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Basel, Switzerland \u2014 Lucy Bronze has disclosed that she competed in the entire tournament with a broken tibia while aiding England in defending their European Championship title.<\/p>\n<p>Bronze was outstanding throughout the Euro tournament, reinforcing the Lionesses&#8217; Euro 2022 triumph with another victory in Switzerland.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline float-r inline-track\">\n<h2 class=\"img-title\">Disney+ becomes the new hub for the European Women\u2019s Champions League<\/h2>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" data-lazyload=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/photo\/2025\/0524\/r1497653_1296x729_16-9.jpg\" class=\"round lazyload\"><\/p>\n<p>Fans can watch all 75 live games each season exclusively on Disney+. Visit the Disney+ website for access.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>She has stood out in the UK and received considerable admiration from her teammates for her hard work and motivating nature.<\/p>\n<p>Bronze played a crucial role in landing the penalty that secured their place in the finals during the quarterfinals against Sweden.<\/p>\n<p>Although she sustained her injury during the match against Spain in extra time, she revealed the severity of her foot injury only after England triumphed in the penalty shootout.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure>\n      <picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0727%2Fr1524441_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0727%2Fr1524441_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0727%2Fr1524441_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0727%2Fr1524441_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"><br \/>\n        <\/source><br \/>\n        <\/source>\n      <\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Lucy Bronze was injured during England&#8217;s Euro 2025 final win over Spain. <cite>Leiting Gao\/BSR Agency\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;I actually fractured my tibia and played the entire tournament, but then I hurt my knee on my other leg,&#8221; Bronze shared with the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s why my teammates praised me after the Swedish match; I was in considerable pain. If that&#8217;s what it takes to compete for England, then I&#8217;m all in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She also mentioned that it was &#8220;extremely painful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bronze currently holds the record for the most appearances by an English player in major tournaments with 36 caps.<\/p>\n<p>  <strong>&#8211; England&#8217;s Euro 2025 victory defies logic. The Spanish challenge remains<br \/>&#8211; Chloe Kelly steadies herself to secure England&#8217;s title &#8211; in pictures<\/strong><br \/>\n  <strong>&#8211; Euro sensation: Chloe Kelly &#8220;knew&#8221; she would score in the penalty shootout<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I truly believe we didn\u2019t lose our faith in ourselves,&#8221; said Bronze. &#8220;Despite external noise, we stuck together and pushed through to secure the penalty win.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Scoring a penalty is an incredible feeling, while missing one is a terrifying way to end a final. I remember many players from Bar\u00e7a who missed penalties in the past. It\u2019s tough to relive that experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This time, it was for England. We showed resilience today, believing in ourselves regardless of what others say.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-tournament\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/story\/_\/id\/45837723\/visualisation\/24404742?2490397\">\n    <noscript><br \/>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/visualisation\/24404742\/thumbnail\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"Tournament visualization\"><br \/>\n    <\/noscript>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Fan Take:<\/strong> This news highlights the incredible dedication and resilience of players like Lucy Bronze, showcasing the growing competitiveness in women&#8217;s soccer. As fans, witnessing such determination only enhances our love for the sport and signals a bright future for women&#8217;s football globally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom HamiltonJuly 27, 2025, 04:13 PM ET I became part of ESPN in 2011, covering two Olympic Games, two Rugby World Cups, and two Lions Tours held in England and Ireland. I was a rugby editor and became a senior writer in 2018. Basel, Switzerland \u2014 Lucy Bronze has disclosed that she competed in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16904,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[496,4883,4884,1905,40,46,442,45,4885],"class_list":{"0":"post-16903","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-broken","9":"tag-bronze","10":"tag-competed","11":"tag-euro","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-reveals","15":"tag-soccer","16":"tag-tibia"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16903\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}