Hampton eventually usurped Earps as the No 1 goalkeeper in April 2025 which led to the latter’s shock retirement. Earps writes in her book that she believes Wiegman had made her decision long before that and described her handling of the situation as “bull----”.

England's record cap holder, Fara Williams, has weighed in with her opinion on Mary Earps, after the former Lionesses No.1 made comments claiming successor Hannah Hampton was rewarded for "bad behaviour" when Sarina Wiegman restored her to the squad.

England manager Sarina Wiegman says she is "not very positive" about Michelle Agyemang's injury after the forward was carried off on a stretcher during their friendly win against Australia.

In her autobiography, goalkeeper lifts lid on tensions in Lionesses squad during an unprecedented period of success

Lionesses head coach Sarina Wiegman and her Wales counterpart Rhian Wilkinson met with recipients of the Chase football programme to meet the next generation of coaches

Six months ago, Mary Earps stood tall as a true England hero, but she has veered more towards villain territory with recent comments about Lionesses boss Sarina Wiegman and former team-mate Hannah Ham

Sarina Wiegman is unsure why England have developed a habit of falling behind in matches but vowed the Lionesses will learn from their 2-1 defeat to Brazil.

At longer odds to take over England is the current Chelsea manager, Sonia Bompastor. The French coach could follow in Wiegman’s footsteps in being a foreign manager to guide the nation to glory.

Writing in her new autobiography, Earps criticised Hampton's behaviour and the way in which Wiegman dropped her as England goalkeeper.

Mary Earps has claimed she told Sarina Wiegman that "bad behaviour is being rewarded" following the England manager's decision to recall Hannah Hampton.

The 19-year-old, on loan at Brighton from Arsenal, was clearly in agony after going down off the ball, appearing to clutch her knee. Lionesses head coach Sarina Wiegman admitted post-match she was “not feeling very positive" about the incident.