Mary Earps launches scathing attack on England boss Sarina Wiegman’s ‘bullsh*t’ decision to recall Chelsea’s Hannah Hampton to the Lionesses squad & claims ‘bad behaviour was rewarded’

But in April 2024, Earps was asked to join a meeting with Wiegman and goalkeeper coach Darren Ward where they revealed that Hampton was going to be reintegrated into the starting XI for a Euro 2025 qualifier. It was a decision which left Earps devastated. 

Speaking to Wiegman, Earps said: “I don’t get it. It’s a qualifier match. And bad behaviour is being rewarded.”

Earps continued: “Now this felt unjust. My eyes welled with tears. It was a choice that went against my core values. I couldn’t get my head around it because when my values were compromised, the strain always felt heavy enough to keep me up at night. When this kind of a decision compromised my football, I was sleepless. The affinity I had for Sarina and this job – one I’d given every last cell of myself to – was being destroyed, the trust and respect evaporating.

She added: “I wasn’t entitled to keep my place if Sarina didn’t want me to but I was entitled to decide what happened next. I could do what other people do if they’re no longer enjoying their job: I could leave, I could retire.”