"This decision is one I've always wanted to make on MY terms. And it's MY time to say goodbye to football to see the next generation shine."
In a long message published on Monday, August 22, on Twitter, striker Ellen White, top scorer in the history of the English selection and recent European football champion, announced that she had decided to retire at 33 Years.
"Thank you football" tweeted the player, to reveal "one of the most difficult decisions of (his) life".
Author of 52 goals in 113 selections with the "Lionesses", the player decided to stop at the top, three weeks after the victory (2-1, ap) against Germany, at Wembley, in the final of a competition of which she played all the matches.
Thank You Football… pic.twitter.com/WmeDGeX9zT
— Ellen White (@ellsbells89) August 22, 2022
"She gave so much for England and we are so proud of her... I already knew she was a great player but I discovered an even better person. She will be missed but I fully understand. his decision to take another direction", explained the coach Sarina Wiegman, who praised "his professionalism, his activity and his world-class realism" in the press release of the federation.
Proof of the current popularity of the "Three Lionesses" after their title at Euro-2022, the announcement of the retirement of the English legend made the front page of The Independent newspaper.
She had also won the bronze medal at the World Cup-2015 and Euro-2019 with the selection.
Independent digital front page: 'Time to see the next generation shine' - @ellsbells89 #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Du91GVbdYS
— George Mann 🫧⚒️🫧 (@sgfmann) August 22, 2022
In club, White began his professional career at Chelsea in 2005, before joining Leeds Carnegie, then Arsenal, Notts County, Birmingham and Manchester City since 2019.
With AFP
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