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All-time England Women’s Goalscorer Ellen White Announces Retirement

England striker Ellen White is ending her career on a high note.

Less than a month after helping England to its first European title, the Man City striker announced her retirement from soccer Monday. White, 33, retires as England’s all-time women’s scorer with 52 goals, just one short of Wayne Rooney’s all-time England record.

“This has been one of the hardest decisions of my life but one that I know is the right decision for me,” White said in a statement on Twitter. “This decision has always been one I have wanted to make on my terms.