Sarina Wiegman responds to Mary Earps' autobiography comments about Hannah Hampton, England retirement and goalkeeper choices

18 November 2025, 11:27 | Updated: 18 November 2025, 18:19

England head coach Sarina Wiegman has responded to Mary Earps' bombshell autobiography by saying she "picks teams to win" - and she would have made no changes to the way she handled both Earps and Hannah Hampton's situations. 

In her autobiography 'All In', former England No 1 Earps revealed she told Wiegman she was rewarding "bad behaviour" by reintegrating Hampton into the Lionesses squad in 2023 - a decision which would eventually lead to her shock international retirement ahead of Euro 2025.

Earps says Hampton's "behaviour behind the scenes had frequently risked derailing training sessions and team resources" during England's triumph on home soil at Euro 2022, and when Wiegman asked her about the idea of bringing Hampton back into the fold, she said "it didn't make me feel comfortable".

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