"Lucia Roberta Tough Bronze lived up to every part of her name this year. Fresh off an instrumental role in Chelsea's invincible, treble-winning season, she went on to play her seventh consecutive major tournament for England. If any player embodies the word tough, it is Bronze. At Euro 2025, she played the entire competition with a fractured tibia, a fact she revealed only after England lifted the trophy."
"Sarina Wiegman later praised her crazy mentality, and it is hard to disagree. Bronze stepped up to take the decisive penalty in a marathon shootout against Sweden and, honestly, who doubted she would score? During the match, she was caught strapping up her own leg on the pitch, an image that quickly became part of Lionesses folklore. She even ripped the bandage off herself before taking that all-important kick. Warrior does not feel like a big enough word."
"Even Arsenal fans will admit that the Gunners lifting the trophy in Lisbon was the shock of the season. Not just because they beat Barcelona in the final, but because their entire run felt like a never-ending audition for The Greatest Comeback of All Time although the Lionesses might have stolen that role after their summer. After finishing third in the 2023/24 WSL, Arsenal had to slog through two qualifying rounds before even reaching the group stage."
England's Lionesses won the European Championship, marked by resilience and heroic individual performances. Lucia Roberta 'Lucy' Bronze played every match at Euro 2025 while carrying a fractured tibia and took the decisive penalty in a marathon shootout against Sweden, famously strapping and then ripping off her own bandage before the kick. Arsenal Women unexpectedly won the Champions League in Lisbon, overturning a first-leg deficit to Hacken with a 4-0 second-leg and beating Barcelona in the final after progressing through qualifying rounds. The season delivered chaos, brilliance, drama and shocking revelations across women's football.
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