Aston Villa and England striker Rachel Daly has announced her retirement from international football.
The 32-year-old was part of the England squad that won the European Championship in 2022 and reached the 2023 World Cup final in consecutive summers.
Daly won 84 senior caps for the Lionesses and scored 16 goals in an international career spanning eight years.
Her final appearance for her country came from the bench during Tuesday’s 2-0 Euro 2025 qualifier win over the Republic of Ireland at the Aviva Stadium.
“I would love nothing more than to play for England forever, but the time.
Leah Williamson will make her first start for England in nearly a year when they face the Republic of Ireland on Tuesday.
The 27-year-old has not featured for the Lionesses since suffering an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in April 2023, which forced her to miss last summer’s World Cup.
She was included in Sarina Wiegman’s squad for England’s European Championship 2025 qualifiers this month and was an unused substitute in the 1-1 draw against Sweden last Friday.
Wiegman confirmed in her press conference on Monday that Williamson would start in their upcoming fixture. .
Chelsea Women have offered a contract to Lyon head coach Sonia Bompastor to replace USWNT-bound Emma Hayes at the end of the season.
Bompastor who has won the Champions League as a player and manager is the chosen candidate and Chelsea are negotiating a deal to appoint her.
Nothing has been signed and the process remains ongoing.
The 43-year-old was promoted from her role within the Lyon academy to the women’s head coach after the sacking of Jean-Luc Vasseur in April 2021.
She has a contract with the French club until 2025.
In her first full season in charge, Bompastor led Lyon.
One in five players at the Women’s World Cup were targeted with “discriminatory, abusive or threatening messaging” during the tournament, a new report has revealed.
FIFA and FIFPRO released a new report on online abuse and hate speech directed at players during the 2023 tournament in Australia and New Zealand on Monday, while also outlining their attempts to reduce harm to players via their social media protection service.
Players, coaches, officials and teams can use FIFA’s monitoring or moderation services during the World Cup, and over 2,000 accounts were monitored.