The Lyon defender is one of the Lionesses' best players, but her home nation nearly missed out on having her altogether
Lucy Bronze could have been playing for Portugal against England on Tuesday night if her first senior call-up had come four months later.
The defender qualifies for Portugal through her father, Joaquim, and was contacted by them when she was younger after impressing in the Lionesses’ youth teams.
Bronze has now admitted that she considered switching allegiances too, due to her frustration of wanting to play senior international football.
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“[Portugal] got in touch when I was 16,” she explained.