England players helping their own families with Euro 2025 travel costs

Georgia Stanway has revealed many England players are putting their hands in their pockets "to make sure that our families can get to Switzerland", and praised the effort made by fans to support the team at the European Championship given the high cost of living in the country.

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"My family can make it, but I'm also aware that Switzerland is a very expensive country," Stanway said. "Even just for flights and hotels, then the cost of living there is high, so we understand the demand it is on fans.

"That's difficult for us as well because we want to help and support as much as possible, even with our own families. A lot of us are putting our hands in our pockets to make sure our families can get there. We would love to see as many fans as possible and we thank them in advance."

It is understood all 23 squad members defending England's title next month receive a sum to help towards travel for family and friends. The figure is no less than the men's team receive. That money can be used for travel and accommodation and the Football Association has a travel service for bookings and guidance.