Upon Kirby’s arrival at Chelsea, Hayes said, “I think she can go on to become a Chelsea great. Our aim is to win trophies here and Fran can play a major part in that for years to come.” ...

Mead and Williamson had their spot-kicks saved but Alex Greenwood, Niamh Charles and Kelly all converted theirs. Hampton ...

Fran Kirby will be leaving Chelsea at the end of the current Women’s Super League season. After almost a decade at the club, since joining from Reading in 2015, Kirby has established herself as ...

England legend Fran Kirby has announced her international retirement, telling ESPN she has made the decision to step away from the Lionesses to "prolong" her own career. Kirby, 31, was part of the ...

England midfielder Fran Kirby has retired from international football with immediate effect. Kirby, now of Brighton & Hove Albion, has made her decision, she says, after being told by England ...

Former Lionesses Fran Kirby and Beth England, who were part of the squad that led England to victory in the UEFA Women's Euro tournament in 2022, are in the stands today.

Fran Kirby, 31, is an English footballer who helped the England women’s national team win the Euros in 2022, during which she scored two goals. Born in Reading, she joined Reading FC at the age ...

Kirby's mindset in 2021 is informed by how, in 2020, her career was nearly taken away. The Chelsea and England star talks to ESPN about her journey.

Her first World Cup goal in her first World Cup start was special enough: Fran Kirby wrapped around one defender, then beat another, and poked the ball off the post and into the net. It was a ...

Fran Kirby had been on Emma Hayes’ radar for years before arriving at Chelsea aged 22 in July 2015. As Arsenal’s academy director, Hayes had seen a teenage Kirby strut her stuff for Reading ...