sport news Lionesses Euro 2022 hero announces shock retirement from international football ... trends now By Dominic Hogan Published: 10:21 BST, 10 April 2024 | Updated: 10:26 BST, 10 April 2024 Viewcomments A member of England's heroic Euro 2022 squad has announced a shock retirement from international action. The Lionesses did something that neither the Women's nor the Men's teams had ever done in winning the European Championship under the Wembley arches in summer 2022, beating Germany 2-1. After 84 caps, the most recent of which came on Tuesday night with a cameo from the bench against the Republic of Ireland, one of those stars has taken the difficult decision to hang up her boots at the age of 32. . Rachel Daly was a huge part of that squad, the Aston Villa star starting at left back on that memorable day with the Lionesses. The versatile striker-cum-full-back took to social media to share her bombshell announcement, claiming it had been a 'privilege' to play for England and that she would remain 'eternally grateful' for the opportunity to do so. MORE TO FOLLOW. Rachel Daly has announced a shock retirement from international football as of Wednesday Share or comment on this article: Lionesses Euro 2022 hero announces shock retirement from international football - after earning 84 caps in stellar England career All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility