FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Women's Nations League - England Training - St. George's Park, Burton upon Trent, Britain - April 3, 2025 England's Lauren James during training Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers/File Photo
BURTON UPON TRENT, England (Reuters) -England named Lauren James in their squad on Thursday for this year's Women's European Championship despite the Chelsea striker being sidelined with a hamstring injury for over two months.
James, who has seven goals in 27 appearances for England, has not featured since she was injured in England's game against Belgium on April 4, but manager Sarina Wiegman is confident the 23-year-old will recover before England kick off defence of their title versus France on July 5.
