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Lionesses and Man Utd goalkeeper Mary Earps loves hilarious newspaper cartoon joking about her England kit battle with Nike

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It was decided, ahead of the 2023 Women’s World Cup, that no replica England keeper jersey would be made available for sale. That surprising call was met with fierce backlash from Earps supporters, with the 30-year-old shot-stopper <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/nike-lionesses-man-utd-goalkeeper-mary-earps-england-kit-manufacturers-world-cup-injustice/bltd729c62f95e30d47" target="_blank">hitting out at what she considered to be commercial “injustice”</a>.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Nike eventually bowed to pressure, with <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/mary-earps-mania-england-women-goalkeeper-shirt-sells-out-80-minutes-lionesses-online-store/blt40c41d9e7404a9a0" target="_blank">Earps’ shirt selling out once it did hit the shelves</a>. She has become a popular figure, on the back of helping England to European Championship glory in 2022, and is now a <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/mary-earps-deserves-more-history-lionesses-alex-greenwood-england-goalkeeper-trophy/blt750eba2b9cf3a204" target="_blank">winner of FIFA Best</a> and <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/more-articulate-lionesses-mary-earps-infamous-remark-bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-speech/bltc4a6e508d5c8f7a0" target="_blank">BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards</a>.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Earps can see the funny side of what became a drawn-out saga, with an image shared on her Instagram account of a cartoon that has her tickled. The picture in question shows a fan in the outfit she wore to the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year Award explaining how she “asked for a Mary Earps kit for Christmas”.<picture><source srcset="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt59aed97bf2e9fbb1/earps_cartoon.jpg?format=webp" type="image/webp"><source srcset="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt59aed97bf2e9fbb1/earps_cartoon.jpg?format=jpg" type="image/jpeg"><img src="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt59aed97bf2e9fbb1/earps_cartoon.jpg?format=jpg" alt="Mary Earps cartoon" data-source="Instagram/Jolley" data-copyright="Instagram/Jolley" data-portal-copyright="Instagram/Jolley" perform:prop="uuid:blt59aed97bf2e9fbb1;width:466;height:711"></picture>

DID YOU KNOW?

Supporters can now get their hands on that much sought-after commodity, but it remains to be seen how long Earps will be shifting merchandise at Manchester United. She is being heavily linked with a transfer to WSL rivals Arsenal or <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/mary-earps-leave-wsl-arsenal-cool-interest-psg-frontrunners-barcelona/bltc3f0bb49c3a5d100" target="_blank">French heavyweights Paris Saint-Germain</a>.

WHAT NEXT FOR EARPS?

Lionesses and Man Utd goalkeeper Mary Earps loves hilarious newspaper cartoon joking about her England kit battle with Nike | Goal.com

Lionesses and Manchester United goalkeeper Mary Earps has shared her love of a cartoon that pokes fun at her England kit battle with Nike.