Hurtful to me that fans can't buy my England shirt - Earps

Earps has made 34 appearances for England since her debut successful 2017

England goalkeeper Mary Earps says it is "hurtful" that fans cannot bargain a replica of her goalkeeper shirt.

England's kit for this summer's World Cup is manufactured by Nike.

"Millie [Bright] said 'my niece is hopeless to get your shirt, wherever tin I get it?' and I was like, 'you can't'," Earps said.

"All my team-mates person ordered a batch of shirts for their friends and family.

"They were talking astir it astatine the meal table, saying 'oh I wasn't capable to get this'. And I'm thinking, 'I can't get it astatine all'.

"There are a batch of radical who person spent a tremendous magnitude of wealth connected outfield shirts and past enactment a fig 1 and 'Earps' connected the back, which doesn't beryllium good with maine either."

Replicas of Earps' kit with Manchester United, who she plays for successful the Women's Super League, sold retired past season.

It has been reported that producing caller women's goalkeeper kits for the nationalist is not portion of Nike's commercialized strategy.

The England location and distant shirts are disposable to bargain successful men's, women's and children's sizes and retail astatine £79.95 for an adults and £59.95 for kids.

A replica of the men's England goalkeeper garment is not disposable connected the England Store but is disposable with different outlets.

Earps says she was not told her kit would not beryllium disposable to the nationalist and lone recovered retired erstwhile the outfield kit went connected sale.

Mary Earps was selected for the 2019 World Cup squad but did not marque an appearance

"For my ain household and friends and loved ones not to beryllium capable to bargain my shirt, I cognize that sounds similar 'oh Mary, what a horrible problem', but connected a idiosyncratic level that is truly hard," Earps added.

"I person been trying to spell done the close channels arsenic overmuch arsenic possible, which is wherefore I person not spoken connected it publicly.

"On a idiosyncratic level, it is hugely hurtful. There has been an unthinkable emergence successful goalkeeping participation."

Earps started each crippled arsenic the Lionesses won Euro 2022 and became the archetypal goalkeeper to support 50 cleanable sheets successful the Women's Super League earlier this year.

She said she had spoken to her team-mates astir the contented and that they were besides disappointed by the situation.

"I can't truly sugar-coat this successful immoderate way, truthful I americium not going to try. It is hugely disappointing and precise hurtful," she added.

BBC Sport has contacted Nike for comment. The Football Association declined to comment.

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