14 h. ago 'Mary Earps is a huge loss' – Lionesses legend opens up on how England will cope

Mary Earps stunned England fans by announcing her decision to retire from international duty after reportedly being told by Lionesses boss Sarina Wiegman she would no longer be first choice

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31 h. ago Sarina Wiegman and England still have work to do to blow away clouds of doubt | Suzanne Wrack

Glitzy Euro squad launch helps the feelgood factor but there are still questions over squad harmony, strength in depth and player welfareMusic thumping, quick transitions, a host of celebrities and inspirational words. There’s nothing like an England squad announcement video to get you in the mood for a major tournament. “I hope you can feel it from the streets to the stands, the summer is in the safest hands,” the poet Sophia Thakur tells us, exactly one month out from England’s first game of Euro 2025 against France.The slogan is “It’s time to go again” and the squad is announced by a host of big names, from Maisie Adam, Daisy May Cooper and Keely Hodgkinson, to David Beckham, Alex Scott, Bukayo Saka and Harry Kane. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Sarina Wiegman hits back at England crisis claims amid Lauren James injury update

Sarina Wiegman says decision for Mary Earps, Fran Kirby and Millie Bright to step aside before next month's defence of their Euros title is already in the past

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34 h. ago Sarina Wiegman shuts out ‘noise’ after chaotic 10 days as Lionesses prepare to go on attack at Euro 2025

Wiegman insists England remain on track for Euros defence despite retirements and withdrawals

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34 h. ago Sarina Wiegman responds to Lionesses crisis claims: ‘There is always noise’

England have been rocked by the retirements of Fran Kirby and Mary Earps, while Millie Bright withdrew from consideration for selection for Euro 2025

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35 h. ago England not in ‘crisis’ ahead of Euro 2025, says boss Sarina Wiegman

Wiegman says the Lionesses have to deal with the ‘noise’.

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35 h. ago Lauren James ‘not a risk’ for Lionesses at Euro 2025 despite injury, insists Sarina Wiegman

Chelsea star named in England squad despite being out since April with hamstring issue

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35 h. ago Sarina Wiegman dismisses suggestion of crisis in England camp ahead of Euro 2025

Wiegman insists Lionesses have ‘moved on’ after retirements and squad withdrawals

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36 h. ago England Lionesses squad announcement LIVE: Sarina Wiegman names her 23

Follow Mail Sport's live blog as Sarina Wiegman names her 23-player squad to take to Switzerland for the 2025 Women's Euros.

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37 h. ago England squad announcement live: Lionesses team for Women’s Euros named with Lauren James included

Sarina Wiegman will name her 23 Lionesses to travel to Switzerland to Euro 2025 after the shock retirements of Mary Earps and Fran Kirby, plus Millie Bright’s withdrawal from selection

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37 h. ago Lauren James named in Lionesses squad for Euro 2025 in major boost for Sarina Wiegman

James declared fit after hamstring injury as Arsenal teenager Michelle Agyemang earns call-up

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37 h. ago England squad for Euro 2025: 23 Lionesses named to defend crown after three withdrawals

Sarina Wiegman has named her 23-player squad for next month's Euro 2025 as England's Lionesses look to defend their title despite absence of Mary Earps, Millie Bright and Fran Kirby

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40 h. ago England squad announcement live: Lionesses team for Women’s Euros to be named after Millie Bright withdraws

Sarina Wiegman will name her 23 Lionesses to travel to Switzerland to Euro 2025 after the shock retirements of Mary Earps and Fran Kirby, plus Millie Bright’s withdrawal from selection

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41 h. ago I thought it was being gay that made my life so difficult. Then, at 50, I got an eye

I spent far too many years lonely and angry, thanks to schoolmates who called me ‘weird’ and bosses who dismissed me as ‘hysterical’. But was it my sexuality that put their backs up – or the autism I am still coming to terms with?My earliest memory is of feeling different. I’m gay, and grew up in the 1980s, in a tough, working-class town in the north of England at the height of the Aids crisis. My gayness was obvious in the way I walked and talked. I was bullied at school, called a “poof”, “pansy” and “fairy”; other children did impressions of me with their wrists limp. I experienced physical violence, too. I was shoved, kicked, my head was slammed against the wall. I was punched in the face more than once.But it wasn’t just my sexuality that set me apart. I was “weird”. I had a rigid attachment to routine and was terribly shy, sometimes freezing in social situations. I needed to be on my own for long periods; not easy when you’re in a family of five and share a bedroom with your br...

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55 h. ago Bright withdraws from England’s Euro 2025 squad in latest blow for holders

Defender says decision ‘is right for my health and future’Mary Earps and Fran Kirby have also retired recentlyEngland have encountered another major blow to their hopes of defending the European Championship title this summer after the vice-captain, ­Millie Bright, withdrew from contention for the tournament in Switzerland next month on the eve of Sarina Wiegman naming her final 23-player squad.Bright says the decision “is the right thing for my health and my future” and it is understood her teammates have been sending her their full support for prioritising her mental and physical health. Nonetheless, the decision is a big setback for ­Wiegman before the defence of the title England won three years ago, coming swiftly after the news of both Mary Earps and Fran Kirby’s retirements from international football. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Predicting England’s Euro 2025 squad after three huge shocks

Sarina Wiegman is preparing to name her 23-player squad as the Lionesses embark on their bid for back-to-back Euros

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62 h. ago Millie Bright rules herself out of Lionesses squad for Euro 2025 in fresh blow for Sarina Wiegman

Chelsea defender has made herself unavailable for selection this summer because she is ‘not able to give 100 per cent mentally and physically’

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63 h. ago Millie Bright withdraws from England’s Euro 2025 squad for her health

‘This is one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make’Earps and Kirby have retired from international footballThe England vice-captain Millie Bright has withdrawn from this summer’s Euros in Switzerland, saying it “is the right thing for my health and my future”. The decision is a major setback for Sarina Wiegman before the defence of the title the Lionesses won three years ago.“This is one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make but after careful thought and discussions with my team, I have decided to withdraw from selection for the England squad ahead of Euro 2025,” Bright said in an Instagram post. “Football has given me so much and representing my country has always been my greatest honour. My pride and ego tells me to go but I think the team and the fans deserve more. Right now I’m not able to give 100% mentally or physically. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago The real problem Earps and Kirby’s sudden retirements give England

Mary Earps shockingly hung up her gloves before Fran Kirby also retired from international duty and Lionesses boss Sarina Wiegman now has a particular issue to deal with ahead of the Euros

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67 h. ago Predicting England’s Euro 2025 squad after two shock retirements

Sarina Wiegman is preparing to name her 23-player squad as the Lionesses embark on their bid for back-to-back Euros

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