Summary
Mary Earps, an accomplished goalkeeper for England's women's national football team, announced her retirement from international play just weeks before the Euro 2025 tournament. Her decision comes after losing her position as the starting goalkeeper to Hannah Hampton, despite her important contributions to the team's recent successes and her advocacy off the field.
Key Facts
- Mary Earps is a former goalkeeper for England's women's national football team.
- Earps won Fifa's Best Goalkeeper award two years in a row.
- She recently moved from Manchester United to Paris St-Germain.
- Earps announced her retirement five weeks before the Euro 2025 tournament.
- Hannah Hampton had recently taken over Earps' starting position.
- Earps played a crucial role in England's Euro 2022 victory and the 2023 World Cup final.
- She publicly challenged Nike to sell England women's goalkeeper shirts, resulting in a successful petition.
- Earps was the first female footballer to have a wax figure at Madame Tussauds.
