England’s goalkeeper Mary Earps is withdrawing from international football with immediate effect, she said on Tuesday, in a friend one month before the start of the European Championship.

ear Call my in an eight -year career that included 53 appearances for England And numerous individual tunks, including two best FIFA awards and a golden Great Great Glove, as well as the BBC sports personality of the year in 2023.

Paris Saint-Germain Keeper was a leading player in both European Championships of England in 2022 in England and their completion for runners Spain To the 2023 Women’s World Cup that included a win for shooting on Nigeria to secure their quarterfinal place.

She was named in Sarina Wiegman’s squad for league nations games against Portugal Friday and Spain.

“I’ve spent a long time making this decision and it’s not what I got easily,” Earps said in a statement. “After all this is the right time for me to leave and give the younger generation an opportunity to thrive. EURO WINNING IN 2022 was the best day of my life, and I’m rooting for girls to do it again this summer.”

Earps recently lost its starting place Chelsea holder Hannah Hamptonwhich made its first start for England in over two years in April 2024 in a 2-0 victory over Ireland.

“It has been the greatest honor and privilege of my life, to wear this symbol, represent my country and play along with such an extraordinary group of players,” Said Earps.

Wiegman called Earps’s decision making, saying she had hoped the 32-year-old would play an important role for her team this summer.

“Mary has been clear about her reasons why she made the decision and it’s something we have to accept,” Said Wiegman. “Mary has made a great contribution to not only the team but also throughout English football.

“We will feed those memories and of course give Mary Harace it deserves after the summer, but for now the concentration should be in the upcoming UEFA Women’s Light League and Euro matches.”

concierge Khiara doing khiara AND Anna Moorhouse They are in the team with 26 Wiegman players for their match against Portugal in Wembley Stadium and Spain in Barcelona. The victories in both would provide England a bed at the nations phase of nations of nations.