Overview

• Manager Sarina Wiegman offered Kirby a standby role after her substitute appearance in recent Nations League games but the forward chose to close her international chapter instead.
• Kirby said she advanced her retirement plans to protect her body from recurring injuries and extend her club career with Brighton & Hove Albion.
• Over an 11-year run with the Lionesses she earned 77 caps, scored 19 goals and started every match in England’s UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 triumph.
• Her departure follows goalkeeper Mary Earps’s retirement last week and leaves Wiegman reshaping the squad ahead of the summer tournament.
• Kirby expressed excitement for the upcoming Women’s Super League season as she concludes her international career on her own terms.