Ellen White

2022 - 8 - 22

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Ellen White: England striker and Euro 2022 winner announces ... (Sky Sports)

Ellen White said: This decision has always been one I have wanted to make on my terms and this is my time to say goodbye to football and watch the next ...

Ellen White announces retirement from football (Manchester City FC)

England's all-time women's record goalscorer, the legendary striker ends her playing career this summer on the highest of highs and having left an undeniable ...

“She has given so much over the years to the game that she adores, and she leaves it in the strongest place it has ever been, which is testament to her hard work and sacrifices. Making her debut for the Club in a UEFA Women’s Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid in October of that year, she went on to rack up 90 appearances in three seasons, finding the back of the net 34 times. Returning to Arsenal in July of the same year, the striker enjoyed a trophy-laden stint with the club where she honed her talents as a youngster, tasting success on seven occasions in three years with the Gunners, securing two WSL titles, two FA Cups and three League Cups.

Ellen White announces retirement from football after England's Euro ... (The Guardian)

England's all-time leading goal scorer retires at age of 33 · White: 'My dreams came true winning the Euros'.

“This is for the next generation and potentially the next Lioness: you don’t have to be the best at something to make your dreams come true, just look at me. Sue Campbell, the FA’s women’s football director, said: “Ellen White will long be remembered as a model for others to follow. I have only had the pleasure of working with her for this past year, but her professionalism, work rate and finishing ability is world-class. In particular playing for England has and always will be the greatest gift. And this is my time to say goodbye to football and watch the next generation shine. “It has been my greatest honour and privilege to play this game.

England's Euro 2022 winner Ellen White RETIRES at 33 just weeks ... (Daily Mail)

The striker - who was part of Sarina Wiegman's European Championship winning side this summer - has announced that she will be retiring from football for ...

Ellen White Retires From Soccer As A European Champion (Forbes)

The England women's national team all-time record goalscorer announced her retirement from the game just three weeks after fulfilling a childhood dream and ...

I have only had the pleasure of working with her for this past year, but her professionalism, work rate and finishing ability is world-class." As a nine-year-old growing up in Aylesbury, White made the front page of her local paper after she was banned from playing in a boy's league in contravention of the Football Association's rules allowing mixed-sex games for children up to the age of ten. "I was once told I couldn't play for the boy's team and I would never play for England. She was the joint-top goalscorer at the last Women's World Cup with six goals alongside the United States' Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe. It was based on Cologne's French striker Anthony Modeste who White together with her husband watched scoring during a match against Dortmund on a city-break to Germany. Remarkably, half of her England goals have come since 2019, notwithstanding eleven months without any international matches during 2020 due to the global Covid lockdowns.

England hero Ellen White announces retirement from football after ... (Irish Mirror)

The Three Lions star has taken to social media to announce she is hanging up her boots after an incredibly illustrious career that saw her bow out with the ...

"Thank you to all the clubs that have given me the opportunity to be a part of your football club. "I have been very lucky to have played for a number of teams in my career. "Thank you to my agent, you are truly one of a kind and I don't think enough words could do justice to what you have done for me. "To the medical teams I have had the privilege to work with, those who know me well know that I go at 100 miles an hour, all or nothing. "It has been my greatest honour and privilege to play this game. "This has been one of the hardest decisions of my life but one that I know is the right decision for me. Thank you for always believing in me and being my biggest supporters, I love you both so very much. This decision has always been one I have wanted to make on my terms. "To my family and closest friends, wow, what can I say, I love you all so much, she added. "The support and love you have given me throughout my career can not be written with enough words. Thank you for pushing me every single day to be a better person and player. I will never forget what we achieved and I am truly thankful to each and every one of you for making my dreams come true."

England record goalscorer Ellen White retires from international ... (Limerick Leader)

Ellen White admitted her football “dreams came true” in winning Euro 2022 after announcing her retirement. The Lionesses' record scorer has hu...

She is a legend of the modern game.” Now I am retiring having made 113 caps with 52 goals for England and a European Champion. “This decision has always been one I have wanted to make on my terms. “This is for the next generation and potentially the next Lioness,” said White. “I was once told I couldn’t play in the boys’ team and I would never play for England. “This has been one of the hardest decisions of my life but one that I know is the right decision for me,” said White.