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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Jamie Braidwood

Lionesses tensions surface as Mary Earps says Hannah Hampton’s ‘bad behaviour was rewarded’ with recall

Mary Earps says she did not feel comfortable with Hampton’s recall - (The FA via Getty Images)

Former Lionesses goalkeeper Mary Earps says she told England manager Sarina Wiegman that Hannah Hampton’s “bad behaviour is being rewarded” when her rival for the No 1 position was recalled to the squad, amid a series of explosive revelations around her decision to quit the team.

Earps’ autobiography ‘All In’ will be released next week but it has been serialised in the Guardian, with details of the goalkeeper’s shock retirement before Euro 2025, claims of tensions behind the scenes at the Lionesses and criticism of Wiegman’s methods of communication revealed for the first time.

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