England fans can finally get their hands on Mary Earps' Lionesses' shirt with Nike putting the product on sale following backlash at the Women's World Cup.
Earps shirts were finally put on sale on Monday afternoon, and they sold out in hours. However, there was no announcement – leaving lots of fans disappointed at missing out on the chance of purchasing one.
"I missed out and cannot afford the resale price so I am going to have a little weep in the bathroom," one fan admitted. While a second said: "The amount of people who have been asking about this and no announcement…"
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Earps was left ‘extremely hurt’ after Nike decided not to sell her shirt during the tournament. And fans rallied around the star, with over 170,000 people signing a petition calling for the shirt to be sold.
Nike performed a U-turn after the tournament, and they said in a statement: "The England GK jersey will be available in limited quantities on the FA’s website, in the coming weeks, and we are currently working to make youth GK jerseys available by the holiday season.
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"We are committed to retailing women’s goalkeeping jerseys for major tournaments in the future."
While Earps herself said: "On a personal level it’s obviously hugely hurtful, considering the last 12 months especially. For my own family, friends and loved ones not to be able to buy my shirt, they’re just going to come out and wear normal clothes.
"I know there’s a lot of people who have spent a tremendous amount of money on outfield shirts and then put ‘1 Earps’ on the back, which doesn’t sit well with me either.
"It’s a very scary message that’s being sent to goalkeepers worldwide that 'you’re not important'.
"A lesson I’ve learned is that I should have made a public statement sooner maybe. I look back on it and I’ve tried everything. I offered to fund it myself and my team-mates have been really supportive."
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