England’s Morris out of Euros after second ACL injury

Ella Morris will miss Euro 2025 due to an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury she received while training with England.

Five weeks before the Lionesses begin their European Championship defense in Switzerland, her right knee has been injured, and she will need surgery.

Morris, 22, was first recalled from the Under-23s squad for the upcoming Nations League games against Portugal and Switzerland.

Morris first suffered the ACL injury when he first started playing for Southampton at the age of 17 and this is his second.

Morris wrote on Instagram, “From the highest high to the lowest low.”

“Devastated doesn’t even come close,” said one critic. I’m so appreciative of the incredible people I’m surrounded by. ACL round 2 – let’s go”.

Laura Blindkilde Brown, 21, has received her third senior call-up and will replace her in St George’s Park’s 26-man squad.

The English support team will keep in touch with her and the club, according to a statement. Everyone involved in the Lionesses wishes Ella the best of luck with her recovery.

After unexpectedly retiring on Tuesday, England are already without Mary Earps.

Fifa is funding research to understand how hormonal changes during menstrual cycles might be influencing the rise in women’s football’s anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries.

Women’s football has two to six times more of ACL injuries than men, and about two-thirds of them occur when there is no physical contact.

She was “not all right,” according to Bright, who also hosts the Daly Brightness podcast with Rachel Daly, a fellow international.

According to Bright, “I believe that I am at my limits mentally and physically, which is why I’m not at camp.”

“You know better than anyone else that you have to take the time to yourself,” I say.