International Football

Sarina Wiegman has named 28 players for England’s decisive UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 qualifiers this summer including a double-header with France and games against the Republic of Ireland and Sweden.The squad will be initially formed of 24 players, with four more on standby, to prepare for the first of two back-to-back international windows.Millie Bright returns to the squad after injury for the first-time in 2024 and there is delight for forward Aggie Beever-Jones who is named in the 24 after an impressive season with Chelsea and the WU23s. Liverpool’s Missy Bo Kearns, Tottenham Hotspur’s Jessica Naz and Southampton’s Kayla Rendell are among those named on the standby list and part of the collective for an important summer.The Lionesses face France in Newcastle on Friday 31 May, before travelling to Saint-Étienne for the return fixture with Les Bleus on Tuesday 4 June. All 28 players will report to St. George’s Park on Monday 27 May.There is then a gap before the EURO qualifying group stage campaign concludes with fixtures against the Republic of Ireland in Norwich on Friday 12 July and a trip to Gothenburg to face Sweden on Tuesday 16 July.The squad for the final two group matches in July will also be formed from the group of 28 players named today.Following the conclusion of the May/June window, players will have a period of rest and recuperation before a three-day training camp at St. George’s Park on 19-22 June.