Tens of hundreds signal petition demanding Nike makes a Mary Earps England reproduction shirt
More than 73,000 folks have signed a petition calling on Nike to make a duplicate of the shirt England goalkeeper Mary Earps wore throughout the World Cup.
Earps, who saved a penalty during Sunday’s final, which the Lionesses narrowly misplaced 1-0 to Spain, was named keeper of the match, profitable the Golden Glove.
She was additionally a part of the crew which won the Euros last summer.
But whereas followers can get reproduction shirts printed with the names of the outfield gamers – akin to Millie Bright and Lucy Bronze – they can’t get one with Earps’s identify on it.
The Manchester United participant, nicknamed Mary Queen of Stops, stated beforehand that the choice to not produce a full set was “hugely disappointing and very hurtful”.
Her package is within the “top sellers” part on the Man Utd web site.
The petition, which started final month, calls on Nike to “rethink” its determination.
It provides: “Let’s make [the company] see just how important our female goalkeepers are.
“Mary, and all feminine goalkeepers, we love and respect you. You are inspirational and we’re behind you.”
More than 4,500 folks signed the petition on Sunday.
Mary Earps saves a penalty from Spain’s Jennifer Hermoso within the remaining
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Earps stated final month that the dearth of a duplicate shirt represents a “scary message being sent to goalkeepers worldwide that you are not important”.
She added: “(Kids) are going to say ‘Mum, dad, can I have a Mary Earps shirt?’ And they’ll say, ‘I can’t, but I can get you an Alessia Russo 23, or a Rachel Daly 9.’
“And so what you’re saying is that goalkeeping is not vital, however you generally is a striker if you would like.”
Nike said it was “dedicated to girls’s soccer” and “excited by the eagerness round this yr’s match”.
A spokesman added: “We hear and perceive the need for a retail model of a goalkeeper jersey and we’re working in direction of options for future tournaments, in partnership with FIFA and the federations.
“The fact that there’s a conversation on this topic is testament to the continued passion and energy around the women’s game and we believe that’s encouraging.”