Lucy Bronze described the Lionesses as a “very empowered players’ group” that wants to keep pushing the game forward after their statement announcing a pause in discussions with the Football Association over performance-related bonuses and commercial strategy during the Women’s World Cup.
“It’s the first time as a player group that we’ve actually sent a message out ourselves, that we’ve collectively done together,” Bronze said less than 24 hours after the release of their statement. “So, in that respect, it’s a very empowered player group, last night, this morning and these past few weeks.