England plan to sport all eight armband messages during Women’s World Cup

Millie Bright with England teammates in training. ‘As a team, we know what we stand for,’ said the captain. Photograph: Zac Goodwin/PA

The Lionesses intend to use all eight of the captain’s armband options offered by Fifa, choosing to carry a different message in each game. “We felt really strongly about all the causes and we couldn’t separate one from the other,” said the captain, Millie Bright.

“We feel that they are all important and deserve recognition and our support. We have only just come to a decision recently as we wanted to take time to process it all and to make sure we spoke collectively.”