The 33-year-old defender helped see the Lionesses through to their first international victory at the 2022 Euros, and Bronze has vowed England are on a path to “create our own history” at the upcoming tournament.

When asked whether she was nervous or excited about the Euros by the July/August issue of Women’s Health magazine, she said: “It’s a bit of everything. What we’ve spoken about [as a team] is that we admire what we’ve done in the past, being the Euros winners.

“But we’re a ‘new England’ going into this and we’ll create our own history.

“There are people going to the Euros and it’ll be their first ever tournament wearing an England shirt. You want them to enjoy that. And I think taking away that pressure is a great way for them to do it.

“I’m always thinking about the Euros. I can’t not think about it. Everything I do is to play in the Euros and win the Euros. Though people who know me know that I am a little bit obsessed.”

Reflecting on England’s victory in 2022 - in which the Lionesses beat Germany 2-1 - Bronze said it was “empowering to so many women”, and helped push a sense of “confidence and achievement” among women.

She explained: “When we won the Euros, it was empowering to so many women who didn’t even like football.

“Seeing women succeed in ‘a man’s game’ or ‘a man’s world’ gave [a feeling of] confidence and achievement.

“And for the men who loved football, but who maybe had a bit of underlying misogyny, they were like, ‘Do you know what, we love football and we’re so proud of these girls.’ I think football can help change society.”