"It had been a hard season with Chelsea. Even though we won three trophies and went unbeaten in the league, it was really draining and my knee wasn't so great. I made the call to get surgery, which I needed. I was going to have to get it anyway, and I really want to push for the Champions League this season and be in the best possible place."
"really want to push for the Champions League this season and be in the best possible place. Mentally I just wasn't there either, and it would have been selfish to take the spot of a player who could have been 100 per cent physically and mentally. I was so proud watching the girls, and not at one point did I think I should have attempted to play. I knew that I'd made the right decision."
Millie Bright ruled herself out of England's Euro 2025 squad to undergo knee surgery and focus on recovery. Bright experienced a physically and mentally draining season with Chelsea despite winning three trophies and an unbeaten league campaign, prompting the decision to have surgery and prioritise Champions League preparation. She acknowledged she would have been selfish to take a spot from a fully fit player and expressed pride watching teammates win the tournament. England defeated Spain in the Euro 2025 final, repeating the continental success first achieved in 2022. Bright spent the tournament watching at home, pacing and shouting at the screen.
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