![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/mary-earps-at-centre-of-new-row-days-after-england-star-forced-overdue-u-turn/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_Spain-v-England-Final-FIFA-Womens-World-Cup-Australia-New-Zealand-2023.jpg&description=The Lionesses and Manchester United goalkeeper has been kept busy this summer with an historic Women's World Cup campaign, a row with Nike and now a world-record bid Does Mary Earps sleep? The last few weeks for the World No 1 would suggest no, with Earps seemingly embarking on an impressive mission of self one-upmanship since the end of the Women's Super League season. The Manchester United goalkeeper not only helped the Lionesses reach a first-ever Women's World Cup final--a first final for any England senior team since 1966--, but became only the second goalkeeper, men's or women's, in tournament history to save a penalty in regular time of the final. Her exploits earned her the tournament's golden glove award, as well as the unofficial title of the world's best. All of which proved to be a prelude to what awaited upon the tournament's culmination, including forcing sporting apparel giant Nike into a U-turn regarding their divisive refusal to sell replica goalkeeper shirts and becoming the subject of a world-record bid. It is a fantastically rich series of events in a shockingly truncated period of time, one that begs the question whether Earps is exhausted yet... The wheels of the Lionesses' plane home from Australia and New Zealand had only just begun to cool when the Earps vs Nike case reached its latest climax. The clamour surrounding Nike's refusal to sell replica women's goalkeeping shirts hit new octaves following Earps' display in the 1-0 World Cup final loss against Spain. Olga Carmona's goal was only the fourth Earps' conceded all tournament, not including penalty shoot-outs. In the match's aftermath, the sporting apparel behemoth acknowledged fans' interest in replica goalkeeper jerseys but failed to commit to making them, a stance swiftly depreciated by Earps who posted a photo on her Instagram story that included the statement from Nike with her own message which read: "@Nike is this your version of an apology/taking accountability/a powerful stateme){kind=link}
The Lionesses and Manchester United goalkeeper has been kept busy this summer with an historic Women’s World Cup campaign, a row with Nike and now a world-record bid
Does Mary Earps sleep?
The last few weeks for the World No 1 would suggest no, with Earps seemingly embarking on an impressive mission of self one-upmanship since the end of the Women’s Super League season.
The Manchester United goalkeeper not only helped the Lionesses reach a first-ever Women’s World Cup final–a first final for any England senior team since 1966–, but became only the second goalkeeper, men’s or women’s, in tournament history to save a penalty in regular time of the final.
Her exploits earned her the tournament’s golden glove award, as well as the unofficial title of the world’s best. All of which proved to be a prelude to what awaited upon the tournament’s culmination, including forcing sporting apparel giant Nike into a U-turn regarding their divisive refusal to sell replica goalkeeper shirts and becoming the subject of a world-record bid.