Lucy Bronze: Meet the parents behind England star as Lionesses push for Euro 2022 glory

The Lionesses’ push to bring home their first ever international trophy continues, and Lucy Bronze’s family cannot wait to continue following England’s journey. Bronze’s parents, who were alongside her aunt and grandmother, spoke to Eurosport ahead of the final group stage match against Northern Ireland, which they won 5-0. Ad/> The match at St Mary's in Southampton was the second time the family attended a Euro 2022 match — the first being England’s opener against Austria in Manchester.

Euro 2022England are 'very level-headed' ahead of Euro 2022 semi-final, insists BronzeA DAY AGO “We went to Old Trafford, that was something else," said Diane, Lucy’s mother. «It was amazing: the atmosphere, the kids, the singing. It didn’t matter that it took an hour and a half to get away.” Bronze, who has been a part of the senior national team since 2013, has become an integral part of this team.

Her unique skillset and talent, combined with an abundance of experience, makes her invaluable. However, despite this, her father, Joaquin, says that watching his daughter play at the highest level is “still a little bit surreal”. “When I was at Old Trafford, I was thinking, ‘It’s not that long ago I was leaning against a bar with 20 of us watching a match,” added Diane.

A perfect group stage for England meant that they went on to play Spain in the quarter-finals. While the Spaniards proved to be a tough test, with Esther Gonzalez opening the scoring for the visitors in the second half, England mounted an unbelievable comeback with goals from Ella Toone and Georgia Stanway. While it was, of course, crucial for England to win so they could advance, the Bronze family were particularly keen for England to get to the semi-final as it is set to