Soccer-Ingle named in Wales squad for Euros despite no games since September

Soccer Football - Women's Euro 2025 Qualifier - Wales v Kosova - Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli, Wales, Britain - July 16, 2024 Wales' Sophie Ingle in action with Kosovo's Lumbardha Misini Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra/File Photo

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Former Chelsea midfielder Sophie Ingle was named on Thursday in Wales' 23-player squad for next month's Women's European Championship, despite being sidelined with an anterior cruciate ligament injury since September.

"We needed to make sure that Sophie Ingle was in a good place, she's still on her path to full fitness but she's in a position now where she can contribute," Wales manager Rhian Wilkinson said.