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Earps <\/b>– who left Manchester United to join French side Paris St-Germain last summer – <\/b>wrote on social media: “It has been the greatest honour and privilege of my life, to wear this badge and represent my country.<\/p>\n
“I wish I could do it forever, but sadly all good things must come to an end.”<\/p>\n
Earps was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2023,<\/a> having won the Golden Glove for the best goalkeeper at the 2023 World Cup – held in Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n She also won the Best Fifa Goalkeeper award in 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n “My journey has never been the simplest, so in true Mary fashion, this isn’t a simple goodbye – right before a major tournament,” she posted on Instagram.<\/p>\n “Nonetheless, I know this is the right decision. There are so many dimensions to this decision, the details of which aren’t important right now.<\/p>\n “This is a new era and a new England team, and I’m looking forward to watching them this summer.<\/p>\n “I know that while this won’t make sense to some who are reading this, you can trust that I would not be doing this unless I thought it was absolutely the right thing to do, as much as it hurts.”<\/p>\n On several occasions, Earps has called for change in women’s football.<\/p>\n She challenged Nike in 2023 after the kit supplier failed to produce any replica England goalkeeper shirts before that year’s World Cup, an incident she described as “hugely hurtful”.<\/a><\/p>\n In confirming the end of her England career, she said: “I have given everything, my heart and soul. I left it all out there on the pitch and did my best to help systemic change of it. I have no regrets.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n