Lionesses hero Mary Earps has announced her sudden retirement from international football with just over a month to go before England compete at the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 in Switzerland
Mary Earps has made the “difficult” choice to retire from international football, making the announcement just five weeks before the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 kicks off in Switzerland. The Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper mysteriously nodded towards the “many dimensions” surrounding her decision, hinting at the “new” path that the England team is gearing towards.
The 32-year-old played a significant role in the Lionesses winning Euro 2022 and finishing runners-up at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023. However, the veteran shot-stopper has recently not been selected as regularly for the starting XI, with Chelsea‘s Hannah Hampton being preferred at times.
Earps has 53 caps for England across an eight-year career, during which she secured the Euros trophy and the 2023 Women’s Finalissima cup. She saved a penalty during the Finalissima shootout to help lead England to win the first-ever trophy of its kind in women’s football, and was ultimately crowned the BBC Sports Personality of the…
