Asked about the Raducanu incident, Bright said she had “not thought about anything like that” in women’s football, but said: “If there is a message to be sent, it is that we are human.
Bright, speaking in the Algarve before England’s Nations League opener against Portugal on Friday evening, said the incident had stayed on her mind all night and that she was glad it had happened to her and not a younger teammate.
Millie Bright has delivered an impassioned message to fans that “nobody owns” female sportspeople after Emma Raducanu was left in tears when she spotted a “fixated” spectator in the stands at the Dubai Tennis Championships.
I wasn’t bothered with the opinion on my performance, it was more the fact I had gone to the fans to give my time, give signatures, inspire the next generation and say ‘hi’ to little ones.
England welcome the world champions Spain to Wembley after the trip to Portugal in their first camp of 2025, as the countdown to the European Championship this summer gets under way.
