'She's ready for it': All eyes on Hannah Hampton as England face last test before Euros

England's number one has earned starting spot at Euro 2025 and now must emerge from Earps' shadow

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The race to be number one of a national team doesn’t normally involve a withdrawal.

There’s usually column inches, opinions, and questions thrown at a head coach about who is ultimately going to be the chosen one.

For England, the question about who would be starting at Euro 2025 became a straightforward one when Mary Earps announced she was retiring from international football at the end of May.

Earps was set to be included in England’s 23-player roster for the Euros, but opted to retire from international duty ahead of England’s Uefa Nations League games against Portugal and Spain.

Any potential debates about who head coach Sarina Wiegman might pick were squashed in an instant. Hannah Hampton, who had been starting under Wiegman in several games across the past 12 months, was the undeniable number one.