There’s something about Mary: how a little girl from Notts became England’s most beloved keeper
“I’m very ambitious about wanting to push myself to reach my absolute maximum potential and change the landscape of female goalkeeping. You know, just small goals,” Mary Earps joked in an interview with GQ earlier this year, ahead of England’s appearance at the Women’s World Cup 2023.
It’s a quote that sums up Earps — or Mearps, as her teammates and TikTok followers know her — wholly. A force to be reckoned with, packing in more determination than is often found in entire football teams, but almost always taking the p**s, just a bit.
Earps is nothing if not self-effacing. Of this same GQ photoshoot, she told the BBC: “You get a little bit like, ‘Why do they want to talk to me?’ Probably [because] no one else was available, that’s probably why.” But last night, when she took to the stage to collect the trophy for the , Earps could deny her worth no longer — though she still tried. “First of all, I'm so humbled to be on a list of
