Football Daily Women's Football Weekly: Earps, Corsie & glory for the Gunners
Ellen White and Ben Haines are at St Georges Park and react to the shock announcement that England goalkeeper Mary Earps is retiring from international football. Ellen shares her view on why now but they also reflect on what Mary did for the women's game and its profile, particularly for goalkeepers.
Niamh Charles and Keira Walsh share their memories of playing with Mary and her impact off the pitch. They also look ahead to England's next Nations League games against Portugal and Spain as the Euros approaches.
Ellen and Ben also talk Arsenal winning the Champions League and how Renee Slegers masterminded that huge victory over Barcelona.
Plus Jen Beattie has caught up with her former teammate and Scotland captain Rachel Corsie who has announced her retirement from football this week. Rachel won 154 caps for Scotland and led her country out at their first ever World Cup in 2019 and is part of the Scotland camp for their next Nations League fixtures against Austria and the Netherlands.
00:20 Intro
01:36 Mary Earps retires from England
04:10 Earps statement
10:28 Arsenal win the Champions League!
15:50 How did Arsenal do it?
20:35 Niamh Charles
25:00 Keira Walsh
32:30 Rachel Corsie with Jen
BBC Sounds / 5 Live commentaries next weekend:
Wed 2000 Real Betis v Chelsea in the UEFA Conference League Final
Fri 1945 England v Portugal in the UEFA Women's Nations League
Sat 2000 PSG v Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League Final
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