Excerpts from Mary Earps’s new autobiography, in which she discusses conversations about fellow goalkeeper Hannah Hampton and manager Sarina Wiegman, have dominated headlines and unsettled members of the Lionesses setup.
It is unusual for a current international to publish detailed recollections about colleagues who are still playing and coaching, and the timing — shortly after England’s Euro 2025 triumph — has added to the sensitivity.
In the book, Earps says she told Wiegman that recalling Hampton amounted to rewarding “bad behaviour,” and that Hampton had previously been dropped for being “disruptive and unreliable.” Those passages, first published in extracts in the Guardian, prompted a strong response inside the game.
Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor publicly defended Hampton, praising her conduct and suggesting Earps’s remarks showed a lack of respect for Wiegman. Earps has since told BBC Sport she did not write the book to “tear anyone down” and has expressed hope the fallout will not permanently damage her relationship with the England coach.
Younger and current squad members have tried to strike a balancing line. Manchester City goalkeeper Khiara Keating — who has recen
