Fran Kirby has announced her retirement from international football with immediate effect, after learning that she will not be part of Sarina Wiegman’s squad for the European Championship this summer.
In interviews with the BBC and ESPN, released shortly after England’s 2-1 defeat against Spain on Tuesday, the 31-year-old midfielder explained that she had already been planning to retire from England duty after Euro 2025 in July but she has brought that decision forward after being told she will not be going to Switzerland. Wiegman will name her final squad of 23 on Thursday.
