Mary Earps reproduction goalkeeper shirt to be offered by Nike after backlash

A restricted variety of reproduction Mary Earps goalshirts are lastly being made available for purchase by Nike.

The England girls’s workforce’s residence and away kits have been accessible for followers to purchase from Nike since earlier this yr, nonetheless, Earps’ goalkeeper kits had not been put up on the market.

The producer has confronted stress to inventory the reproduction shirts, with greater than 73,000 individuals signing a petition.

“We’ve seen and share the unprecedented passion and interest in women’s football this year and remain committed to playing our part by offering the best products and services to athletes and fans,” Nike mentioned in a press release.

“We invested extra on this yr’s WC [World Cup] than another international match up to now.

“Nike has secured limited quantities of goalkeeper jerseys for England, US, France, and the Netherlands to be sold through the Federation websites over the coming days, and we are also in conversations with our other Federation partners.

“We recognise that in the course of the match we did not serve these followers who wished to point out their ardour and assist to the squad’s goalkeepers. We are dedicated to retailing girls’s goalkeeping jerseys for main tournaments sooner or later.”

Nike has but to substantiate what number of shirts might be accessible or after they’ll be on sale.

Earps spoke out on the controversy earlier this week when Nike issued a press release saying they have been “committed to women’s football” regardless of the actual fact the shirts weren’t on sale.

“We hear and understand the desire for a retail version of a goalkeeper jersey and we are working towards solutions for future tournaments,” the producer had mentioned.

Earps, 30, responded on Instagram: “@Nike, is this your version of an apology/taking accountability /a powerful statement of intent?”.

Prior to the World Cup, Earps mentioned that the dearth of a duplicate shirt represented a “scary message being sent to goalkeepers worldwide that you are not important”.

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She added: “[Kids] are going to say ‘Mum, dad, can I have a Mary Earps shirt?’ And they’ll say, ‘I can’t, but I can get you an Alessia Russo 23, or a Rachel Daly 9.’

“And so what you might be saying is that goalkeeping is not vital, however you generally is a striker if you’d like.”

Earps performed in each minute of England’s World Cup video games and heroically saved a penalty within the closing in opposition to Spain.

She was awarded the goalkeeper of the match award, the golden glove.