Millie Bright pulls out of England squad with knee injury

Millie Bright pulls out of England squad with knee injury،

Tom Hamilton, lead writerNovember 24, 2023, 1:00 p.m.
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England’s World Cup captain Millie Bright will miss her two key Nations League matches against the Netherlands and Scotland due to injury, it was confirmed on Friday.

Bright captained the England women’s team at last summer’s World Cup, where they lost to Spain in the final. The defender recovered from a knee injury to captain the Lionesses in the absence of Leah Williamson, but the knee is still proving troublesome.

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With Bright sidelined, Manchester United’s Millie Turner was called up. Turner has previously played for the England Under-19 and Under-23 teams and will attempt to make his international debut in England’s final two matches of the year.

England must beat the Netherlands and Scotland to have any chance of winning their Nations League group. England are the nominated Team GB qualifier for the Olympics and must reach the Nations League final to guarantee a place at Paris 2024.

Bright missed Chelsea’s key Champions League group game against Paris FC on Thursday at Stamford Bridge, with Emma Hayes describing Bright’s injury as “a bit of an upset”.

England face the Netherlands on December 1 at Wembley, then travel to Scotland on December 5.