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Northern Ireland captain and Birmingham City striker Simon Magill has announced that she is pregnant.
The 31-year-old shared the news with her Birmingham teammates on Wednesday and announced it on social media with her husband Mark.
“Something tells me next year will be the best ever,” Magill posted on Instagram.
Magill will not feature for Birmingham for the rest of the season or for Northern Ireland in the 2027 World Cup qualifiers, which start in March.
WSL2 club Birmingham City say Magill will continue “light training” with the team and that the club’s medical and performance staff will support her “throughout her pregnancy and beyond”.
Amy Merricks, Magill’s Birmingham coach, said she was “going to be an amazing mother.”
“We look forward to supporting her on this journey throughout her pregnancy, and with the birth of her baby, we are excited to have a baby boy with a blue nose,” Merricks said.
“We want to keep Si in and around the environment as much as possible.
“She wants to continue to shine and play a crucial role this season and we look forward to supporting her on her journey.”
Magill missed Northern Ireland’s UEFA Nations League play-off match against Iceland at the end of October and last played for Birmingham in September due to a thigh problem.
She won the first of her 95 caps as a teenager in 2010 and was appointed captain by Tanya Oxtoby in October 2024.
Magill played a key role in Northern Ireland’s qualifiers for Euro 2022 – her country’s first major tournament – but suffered a knee injury in the first match against Norway.
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