Former goalkeeper of England, Mary Earps, said she dressed up after she had announced her retirement of international football prior to the European Championship.
EARPs became a national hero for her role in the victory of England in the last euro in 2022 and his run to the World Cup final a year later.
But she spoke about the treatment she received when deciding to end her career in England last month – just a few weeks before the team starts the defense of the trophy in Switzerland.
EARPs did not specify where the criticism came from, but said it was “difficult and it was painful” and that she was “in a certain way”.
The 32-year-old Paris Saint-Germain keeper won the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award after the World Cup, in which she gathered the Golden Glove for the best goalkeeper in the tournament and also saved a penalty in the final.
At the time of her retirement, EARPs said she was standing aside to give a younger generation the chance.
Speaking with the podcast “Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place,” she said it was difficult to see her friends and family dealing with comments about her decision.
“I know you’ve seen something and then I’m upset for them because I’m so of it:” You have not chosen this, you have to deal with this now “, and I will be stripped for them,” she said.
