Mary Earps has said the support of her England teammates meant “the absolute world to me” after feeling “villainised” by the wider reaction to the announcement of her international retirement in May.
The Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper, who played a key part in England’s European Championship triumph in 2022 as well as their progress to the World Cup final a year later, largely received criticism for making a call on her international future less than six weeks before the opening game of the Lionesses’ defence of their European title. Earps, however, has insisted it was a “very hard decision” that had been on her mind for a long time.
