{"id":68736,"date":"2023-10-10T14:16:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T14:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/likecelebwn.com\/?p=68736"},"modified":"2023-10-10T14:16:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T14:16:25","slug":"mary-earps-thanks-fans-after-her-england-jersey-sells-out-within-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/likecelebwn.com\/lifestyle\/mary-earps-thanks-fans-after-her-england-jersey-sells-out-within-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Earps thanks fans after her England jersey sells out within hours"},"content":{"rendered":"
Mary Earps has thanked fans for their support after her England jersey sold out within hours after Nike finally agreed to sell it – saying it’s all down to them.<\/p>\n
The England and Manchester United goalkeeper, 30, took to Instagram to express her shock at how quickly her shirt, on sale for \u00a399.95, had been sold – but for those who missed out, she promised it will be back in stock soon.<\/p>\n
During the Women’s World Cup this summer, Earps\u00a0received widespread support after she hit out at the \u2018extremely hurtful\u2019 decision not to sell her shirt during the tournament, with over 170,000 people signing a petition calling on the kit manufacturer to change their mind.<\/span><\/p>\n It is understood Nike originally decided against selling Earps\u2019 shirt for commercial reasons but a U-turn was made in August when they announced they would retail limited quantities.<\/p>\n The goalkeeper shirts were finally put on sale on Monday in green, yellow and pink – but several fans missed out on the chance to buy one because no announcement had been made that they were available.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mary Earps, 30, has responded after her England number 1 goalkeeper jersey finally went on sale yesterday and sold out within hours\u00a0<\/p>\n However, taking to her Instagram story, the goalkeeper reassured fans they will soon have another chance to buy themselves an Earps jersey.<\/p>\n She wrote: ‘Didn’t realise these were going onsale today. And you’ve sold them out already!<\/p>\n ‘More are coming before the end of the year and in more sizes (kids and adults) so stay tuned!<\/p>\n ‘Thank you all for your incredible support on this. You guys have made this happen!’\u00a0<\/p>\n A statement from Nike in August read: \u2018The England GK jersey will be available in limited quantities on the FA\u2019s website, in the coming weeks, and we are currently working to make youth GK jerseys available by the holiday season.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The England and Manchester United goalkeeper took to Instagram to thank her fans for their support in helping her shirt sell out<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nike put the ‘Earps 1’ replica jerseys on sale following a backlash during the World Cup<\/p>\n \u2018We are committed to retailing women\u2019s goalkeeping jerseys for major tournaments in the future.\u2019<\/p>\n Earps, who was named FIFA Best goalkeeper earlier this year, spoke passionately during the World Cup on Nike\u2019s decision not to sell her shirt for a second tournament running.<\/p>\n \u2018On a personal level it\u2019s obviously hugely hurtful, considering the last 12 months especially,\u2019 Earps said.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A shirt with \u2018Earps 1\u2019 on the back retailed for \u00a399.95 but are selling for double the price on eBay<\/p>\n \u2018For my own family, friends and loved ones not to be able to buy my shirt, they\u2019re just going to come out and wear normal clothes. All my team-mates, they\u2019ve ordered a lot of shirts for their friends and family, they\u2019re talking at the dinner table \u201cI wasn\u2019t able to get this\u201d and I\u2019m saying \u201cI wasn\u2019t able to get it at all\u201d.<\/p>\n \u2018I know there\u2019s a lot of people who have spent a tremendous amount of money on outfield shirts and then put \u20181 Earps\u2019 on the back, which doesn\u2019t sit well with me either.<\/p>\n \u2018It\u2019s a very scary message that\u2019s being sent to goalkeepers worldwide that \u201cyou\u2019re not important.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2018A lesson I\u2019ve learned is that I should have made a public statement sooner maybe. I look back on it and I\u2019ve tried everything. I offered to fund it myself and my team-mates have been really supportive.\u2019<\/p>\n The 29-year-old has enjoyed a remarkable turnaround after being dropped from England squad in 2019 and considered retirement.<\/p>\n She hit a million followers on TikTok on Monday.<\/p>\n It’s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\nIT’S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n