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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Rachel Hall

Mary Earps goalkeeper shirts to go on sale after Nike U-turn

Earps won the tournament’s Golden Glove award and has been named Fifa’s best goalkeeper.
Earps won the tournament’s Golden Glove award and has been named Fifa’s best goalkeeper. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

The England goalkeeper Mary Earps’ penalty save in the Women’s World Cup final was one of the most nail-biting moments of the tournament and there was a public outcry from fans when Nike refused to sell replicas of her green jersey.

But that shouldn’t be the case for much longer after the global sports firm responded to a backlash by agreeing to retail “limited quantities” of goalkeeper jerseys for four teams it provided kits for – England, US, France and the Netherlands.

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