England Under-20s World Cup: Erica Meg Parkinson withdraws from camp

- Published Teenager Erica Meg Parkinson has withdrawn from England's training camp before the Under-20 Women's World Cup in Poland next month. The North Carolina Courage midfielder, 18, was named in Lydia Bedford's 24-player squad for the warm-weather camp in Portugal, but has decided to stay with her club instead. Club-mate Lauryn Thompson has also withdrawn, with the pair now expected to remain involved with Courage, who are sixth and in contention for a National Women's Soccer League play-off spot.

Manchester United's Jessica Anderson and West Ham's Sienna Wareing have been called up as their replacements for the camp, after which Bedford will name her 21-player World Cup squad on 20 August. Parkinson was part of Sarina Wiegman's senior set-up for the games against Spain and Iceland in April and has also featured for the Under-23 side.