Fans of Mary Earps want to buy a replica goalkeeper shirt, but Nike does not sell one.
A Change.org petition started in July calling on Nike to release the goalkeeper shirt has more than 66,500 signatures, with more than 4,500 names added on Sunday.
Speaking last month about the shirt snub Earps said: “I can’t really sugar-coat this in any way, so I am not going to try.Mary Earps with the Tournament’s Best Goalkeeper award “You know Millie spoke to me a couple of weeks ago, or maybe a bit longer, and said ‘Mary, my niece is desperate to get your shirt, where can I get it?’ I was like ‘Yeah you can’t, it doesn’t exist’.“I think that is a huge problem and I think it is a scary message that is being sent to goalkeepers worldwide that you are not important.
England men’s keeper Jordan Pickford does not have a replica goalkeeper shirt available for purchase at the England store. Ms Grundy, 41, a canine behaviourist, added: “I think Earps is going to have a huge impact on kids wanting to play in goal, not only because she is incredible on the pitch but she is brilliant on social media which makes players seem a lot more accessible.Ms Grundy said it is “disgusting” that Nike does not sell Earps’ top.
“Sophie would have loved to be able to practise her goalkeeping in it and to feel like she was playing the part of her hero.”A Nike spokesman said: “Nike is committed to women’s football and we’re excited by the passion around this year’s tournament and the incredible win by the Lionesses to make it into the final.
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