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SPOTY honour rewards Mary Earps’ decision to ‘give it a couple more years’

Source: PA Wire

Mary Earps being crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year marks the latest high in an incredible turnaround for a player who in early 2021 was considering calling time on her career.

At that point, the goalkeeper had not been involved in the England set-up since claiming her eighth cap in November 2019.

After being recalled as part of Sarina Wiegman’s first squad in September 2021, she has gone on to

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