As the Mary Earps ‘All In’ book tour prepares to roll on, you can imagine the sort of promotion the goalkeeper’s PR team may have had in mind ahead of her Old Trafford reunion on Wednesday night, before their plans went awry. “Book your place now for an evening with Lionesses hero Mary Earps – note, copies will not be signed.”
But there is a match to play and now Earps’s return to her former team Manchester United with Paris Saint-Germain comes at an awkward, uncomfortable time for almost everyone involved. Just as the crowds were starting to head home from the circus, the Women’s Champions League has thrown up a fixture to keep this unfortunate cycle going.
