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Lionesses star Mary Earps reveals how leaving 'craziness of England' is helping drive push for record-breaking third The Best FIFA Goalkeeper award

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<p>The European Championship winner has already made history by being <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/last-year-insane-mary-earps-reveals-awards-mean-most-stunning-12-months-man-utd-england-goalkeeper/bltd51db88c7181294f" target="_blank">named the best shot-stopper on the planet in the women’s game across back-to-back campaigns</a> – with those prizes being collected by the Lionesses’ No.1 in 2022 and 2023.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Earps is forever challenging herself and <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/match-of-the-day-full-english-ten-pin-bowling-lionesses-star-mary-earps-enjoys-home-comforts-returning-england-paris-saint-germain/blt9a2b8b5348a14fea" target="_blank">stepped out of a professional comfort zone</a> when <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/lionesses-star-mary-earps-explains-difficult-decision-leave-wsl-man-utd-followed-feeling-paris-saint-germain-free-agent/bltb7d2df291b507ccd" target="_blank">leaving WSL side Manchester United for French giants Paris Saint-Germain</a> in the summer of 2024. The 31-year-old believes that she can take her game to even greater heights after <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/flares-goalless-draw-lionesses-star-mary-earps-celebrates-first-cleano-2025-psg-ultras/bltba56b68035116d6c" target="_blank">escaping the brightest of spotlights</a> in her homeland.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Earps has told <a href="https://x.com/BBCSport/status/1892835005014937638 " target="_blank"><em>BBC Sport</em></a>: "They always says ‘champions are made when nobody’s watching’. That was something that always stood out to me when I was young. I’ve kind of gone away I guess, from the craziness of England. I kind of get to go away and work hard in silence and just get on with my job quietly."</p>

WHAT MARY EARPS SAID

<p>With the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/mary-earps-lionesses-goalkeeper-responds-christmas-themed-jibe-england-team-mate-chloe-kelly/blt0bd8bdcae67ea72f" target="_blank">defence of England’s Euros crown</a> to come this summer, Earps sees no reason why she cannot compete for another prestigious FIFA gong in 2025. She added on the desire to make more history: "I’ve been named best goalkeeper in the world for two years, which no goalkeeper had done in that time. But I’m thinking, ‘I want to do it a third time’. I’m always competing with yesterday’s version of me and that’s what’s really important to me, how can I be better than I was yesterday?"</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Earps had <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/mary-earps-not-like-jude-bellingham-tough-start-psg-lionesses-goalkeeper-dropped-bench/blt2c8c03c6ce7c337b" target="_blank">plenty to prove when moving to Paris</a>, while briefly losing her starting berth with the Lionesses, but has never been the type to shy away from a challenge and is now playing with the freedom that unwavering self belief and confidence brings.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

Lionesses star Mary Earps reveals how leaving 'craziness of England' is helping drive push for record-breaking third The Best FIFA Goalkeeper award | Goal.com

Mary Earps has explained how leaving the &quot;craziness of England&quot; is helping to drive her push for a record-breaking third FIFA Best Goalkeeper award.

Lionesses star Mary Earps reveals how leaving &apos;craziness of England&apos; is helping drive push for record-breaking third The Best FIFA Goalkeeper award

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