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BBC News
22-05-2025
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'It feels like right time' - the Scotland pair bowing out in cup final
Women's Scottish Cup final: Glasgow City v RangersWhen: Sunday 25 May Where: Hampden Park, Glasgow Kick-off: 14:00 BSTCoverage: Watch live on BBC One Scotland and BBC Sport website & app The Scottish Cup final on Sunday marks the end of the season - and two stellar City forward Fiona Brown and Rangers striker Jane Ross both call time on their playing days in the Hampden pair are Scotland team-mates and the symmetry doesn't end there. Ross, 35, began her trophy-laden career at City, the club where 30-year-old Brown is calling it a decision to retire comes after fighting back from four ACL injuries, but she hopes her involvement in football isn't over."I've had a long year to think about it. Of course you grapple with the fact that it's so tempting to try and keep going," she told BBC Scotland in the build-up to the final."It's probably a decision that's come earlier than what I would have liked but of course there's positives to that as well."Whatever comes next is going to be really exciting. I've had a lot of time to think about it. I don't know if it will settle in or be able to be digested until after Sunday."I'm young in terms of football and I've still managed to achieve way more than I could have ever dreamed of."I'm in a really good physical place but there's risk and unfortunately there's only so many times you can get certain things fixed, and I have probably run the course on that one."I want to stay in the game. I'm very comfortable within the women's game, and I feel like I have a lot to give, even if it's not physically on the pitch."Brown came on in the last ten minutes of her side's 2-0 SWPL win against Hearts last weekend - as City pipped Rangers to second place and a Champions League spot - and says it was a "perfect" day."It was important to me mentally to prove that I was retiring as a player and not just walking away injured. That's been stuck in my mind since day one of the rehab that I wanted to do that," she meanwhile, insists being able to retire at Rangers is "a dream come true.""It feels like the right time for me. I've loved the career I've had and I've always kind of known the point where it would be the right time," she said."I'm looking forward to embracing other aspects of life and looking forward to the future."I could only have dreamed of what I have managed to do in my career when I started out at 16 years old at Glasgow City."The way the women's game has developed in the time that I've been playing, the 19 years, it's been massive. To see where the game's at now is exciting and I've loved every minute."Ross hopes to bow out holding the trophy at Hampden, where she has fond memories of the semi-final win over Aberdeen."We'll see how Sunday goes, but getting the 90 minutes at Hampden, scoring a hat-trick, it couldn't really have gone much better for me, a very pleasing day," she added.
BBC News
02-05-2025
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Brown now 'comfortable' with decision to retire after fourth ACL injury
"I needed time to live in it, sit in it and just not speak about it. Now, I feel in a place where I'm quite comfortable with the decision I've made."Fiona Brown did not take the decision to retire at 30 lightly, but the Scotland international knew it was one that "needed to happen" after recovering from a fourth ACL injury. The Glasgow City winger endured a flare-up while making her return from the agonising injury she picked up last April and she knew then she couldn't put her body at any greater risk."The reason I need to stop playing is because the risk is too high for me," Brown said on the BBC's Behind the Goals podcast."There's so much life to be lived after football, I'm an active person, I need that life to be active and I can't run the risk with that."It wasn't the decision I wanted to make, obviously, so it was quite hard, but then I needed time to live in it, sit in it and just not speak about it."Now that it's out, I feel in a place where I'm quite comfortable with the decision I've made - I know that it's the right one and even if it's not exactly what I wanted, it's what needs to happen. "I'm starting to get to a place where I'm actually really grateful for what I've been able to do, instead of what I'm not going to be able to do."And Brown might not be done just yet for a City side who not only sit second in the SWPL, but who have booked their place in the Scottish Cup final later this month against one final run-out at Hampden await?"I'm delighted from a selfish point of view," Brown added. "It's a potential opportunity to get back to Hampden, but either way we want to win silverware again."
BBC News
29-04-2025
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'I don't know what life will look like, but I'm done'
Scotland and Glasgow City forward Fiona Brown joins Rachel Corsie and Leanne Crichton on the Behind the Goals podcast to discuss her decision to retire this summer at age 30 after four ACL also a look back at all the drama from the Women's Scottish Cup semi-finals last and subscribe on BBC Sounds
BBC News
23-04-2025
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Scotland & City forward Brown retires at age 30
Scotland and Glasgow City forward Fiona Brown is to retire at the end of the season at age has not played since suffering an cruciate ligament injury for a fourth time in her career a year who rejoined City in January last year, has won three SWPL titles, two Scottish Cups and two League Cups across her two has 61 Scotland caps, scoring twice, and has also played for Celtic and Swedish sides Eskilstuna United and Rosengard, where she won three league titles and two domestic her retirement, Brown said: "The risk is that I could easily get injured again and with my body type and history, I can't afford to do that as there is not much more that could be done."If you had told me when I was younger what I would achieve despite everything that has happened I would be genuinely chuffed."To all the team-mates, coaches, staff and fans I have spent my time with throughout my career, from my time as young player breaking through, to playing with Glasgow City, in Sweden and with the Scotland national team, thank you for your support, you have all been a part of my journey."Brown hopes to make a final appearance this season as City chase the SWPL title and Women's Scottish Cup.
