Chloe Kelly withdraws from England squad through injury

Summarize and humanize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in EnglishChloe Kelly has withdrawn from the England squad for this month’s UEFA Nations League fixtures against Belgium due to a foot injury.The Football Association (FA) has confirmed the winger has returned to Arsenal for treatment.England manager Sarina Wiegman said during Thursday’s pre-match press conference that Kelly, alongside Brighton & Hove Albion forward Fran Kirby, would miss Friday’s match against Belgium at Ashton Gate, Bristol, through injury.The 27-year-old underwent further assessments and it was decided she would return to Arsenal to aid her rehabilitation, ruling her out of Tuesday’s return fixture in Leuven.Kelly was picked for April’s squad by Wiegman having initially not been selected in February, before being called up as an injury replacement for Beth Mead.The 2022 European Championship winner joined Arsenal on loan in January after having her minutes restricted at parent club Manchester City during the first half of the 2024-25 campaign.She has made five Women’s Super League appearances since her January move to Renee Slegers’s side, scoring once and providing two assists.Her injury means a further absentee in England’s forward line, who are already missing Manchester City winger Lauren Hemp due to a knee injury.Georgia Stanway and Alex Greenwood, key players under Wiegman, are also sidelined.England are second in Nations League group A3 after taking four points from February’s matches against Portugal and Spain.(Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)