Georgia Stanway has said many England players are putting their hands in their pockets \u201cto make sure that our families can get to Switzerland\u201d, and praised the effort made by fans to support the team at the European Championship given the high cost of living in the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy family can make it, but I\u2019m also aware that Switzerland is a very expensive country,\u201d Stanway said. \u201cEven just for flights and hotels, then the cost of living there is extremely high, so we understand the demand it is on fans.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s difficult for us as well because we want to help and support as much as possible, even with our own families. A lot of us are putting our hands in our pockets to make sure that our families can get over there. We would love to see as many fans as possible and we want to thank them in advance.\u201d<\/p>\n
It is understood that all 23 squad members defending England\u2019s European title<\/a> next month receive a sum to help towards travel for family and friends. The figure is similar to that made available for the players who went to Australia for the World Cup in 2023 and is no less than the men\u2019s team players receive. That money can be used for travel and accommodation and the Football Association has a travel service for bookings and guidance.<\/p>\n \u201cIt will be a bit difficult for families who are staying out for the whole tournament,\u201d said the midfielder Ella Toone, \u201cbut I\u2019ll always help my family be out there and make memories … and make sure they\u2019re eating.\u201d<\/p>\n Lotte Wubben-Moy reserved praise for the supporters, including those not travelling: \u201cA lot of people are willing to go above and beyond to be able to watch us and that\u2019s quite inspiring for us. It creates an energy that we not only felt during the Euros but we still felt it in Australia, regardless of the time difference.\u201d<\/p>\n For Stanway, making the tournament in Switzerland was not guaranteed after she had surgery on a lateral collateral ligament injury in January. She did not play for Bayern Munich for the remainder of the season but joined England for their Nations League fixtures against Portugal and Spain in late May and early June and played 60 minutes across the two games.<\/p>\n England play their opening game of Euro 2025 against France in Zurich on 5 July. Photograph: Nick Potts\/PA<\/p>\n \u201cI have no fears, I actually feel very ready,\u201d Stanway said. \u201cI probably feel more ready than if I\u2019d played a jam-packed season. I\u2019ve learned a lot in this process and the injury wasn\u2019t a bad thing to happen to me. It was my first injury in 10 years in professional football, so I\u2019ve not done too badly.\u201d<\/p>\n How did it help? \u201cIt gave me that time away from football to work on the weaknesses in the gym and just get a completely different mindset. Going in every day for rehab is completely different to turning up every day for training and I just feel like I got stronger and stronger every day, surrounded by good people.<\/p>\n skip past newsletter promotion<\/a><\/p>\n Sign up to Moving the Goalposts<\/p>\n No topic is too small or too big for us to cover as we deliver a twice-weekly roundup of the wonderful world of women\u2019s football<\/p>\n Privacy Notice: <\/strong>Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/a>. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy<\/a> and Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/p>\n after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s evident that I worked hard in the rehab process because I don\u2019t feel like I\u2019ve lost anything. I\u2019ve come back and I\u2019m moving well, I\u2019ve been able to pick up things naturally, and that\u2019s all because of the hard work in the rehab.\u201d<\/p>\n Stanway also accelerated her new hobby while injured: tattooing. Her left leg became the focus. \u201cI\u2019ve got a lot of new tattoos; that kind of became my zen. As soon as I pressed that button, my headspace was fully clear. All I had to do was perfect the thing that was exactly in front of me going on my left leg.<\/p>\n \u201cMy brace was on my right leg so I couldn\u2019t tattoo it, so I ended up coming across and doing my left leg. 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