""It's something I've always wanted at some stage in my life and this just felt like the right time for Mark and I to want to start a family," the Birmingham City striker told BBC Sport NI. "We've been really overwhelmed with the love and support from everyone, and everyone is super excited for us. "My phone didn't stop when it was announced."
""I was constantly asking myself when the right time was. At the end of last season I was really satisfied with everything I had done, and I was just ready. "You can only plan so much, but I said I was happy to for us to start trying. It's just really exciting, something very different and I'm really looking forward to it.""
Simone Magill has spent her life in football, beginning her professional career at Everton at 18 in 2013 and becoming Northern Ireland captain. She led Northern Ireland to their first major tournament in 2022, then moved to Aston Villa and later to Birmingham City. Magill briefly fell out of love with the game before moving to Villa but has since settled with the Blues. Magill and her husband Mark are expecting their first child in May, and she will step away from football for the next few months. She and Mark have received widespread love and support following the announcement.
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