England’s Morris out of Euros with ACL injury in training

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, the 22-year-old has surgery to repair her right knee injury.

For the upcoming Nations League games against Portugal and Switzerland, Morris had been first called up from the Under-23s squad.

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.