Wiegman defiant as she responds to Earps criticism

Sarina Wiegman does not think she "would have done things differently" despite criticism from goalkeeper Mary Earps in her autobiography about the England manager's selection of the Euro 2025 squad.

Former England goalkeeper Earps claimed she told Wiegman she was rewarding "bad behaviour" when Hannah Hampton was recalled to the squad after previously being dropped for being "disruptive and unreliable".

Following the release of her autobiography, Earps' views have come under scrutiny, with Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor among those to defend Hampton and Wiegman.

The 32-year-old announced her shock retirement from international football just five weeks before England began their European Championship defence in Switzerland.

Wiegman, who has twice guided England to the European Championship title, confirmed she had not spoken to the Paris St-Germain player since her book was made public.

"We had a very good goalkeeper unit and the two were competing for the number one spot. I think I would have done exactly the same thing," said Wiegman when asked if there was anything she had learned from the situation.

"We kept communicating every time. As always, we try to support in the best possible way and I can't control how that comes across.

"There are always learnings but I don't think, in the bigger picture, I would have done things differently."

Wiegman said she "can't control" what Earps says or feels about her decisions but the England coach emphasised she made them to give the side the best chance of success.

She joked that it would be "nice to talk about football" after naming her squad on Tuesday for upcoming friendly matches against China and Ghana.

But the former Netherlands coach accepted dealing with adversity is part of her high-profile role.

"Of course you hope that things are always positive but that's not how things work in football when you're so visible," she added.

"It's just the situation and you're trying to deal with it in the best positive way, solve whatever needs to be solved, and move forward.

"I make decisions on what I think is the best for the team to compete in the next camp or the next tournament - and I make decisions to win."