BURTON-UPON-TRENT, England -- For 26 minutes at St George's Park on Thursday, England manager Sarina Wiegman fielded questions largely about the players not included in her 23-woman squad heading to Euro 2025 this summer.

Instead of those who did make it, after a 10-day spell in which goalkeeper Mary Earps retired, forward Fran Kirby retired, and centre-back Millie Bright removed herself from selection to prioritize her own wellbeing, the focus was on whether the morale which has guided the defending European champions to the peak of international football was starting to crack.

And, as the questions piled up, Wiegman grew increasingly eager to move the narrative on. "For me, it doesn't feel like a crisis at all," she said at one point .

Wiegman had to juggle injuries in the p

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