Overview
- Earps publicly confirms a same-sex relationship with her girlfriend, Kitty, in excerpts from her autobiography All In, which is due to be published on November 6.
- She writes that she told Wiegman Hampton’s recall rewarded “bad behaviour” and says Hampton’s conduct during Euro 2022 risked disrupting training and resources.
- Earps recounts being told Hampton was “a little bit ahead,” after which she decided to retire from international duty ahead of Euro 2025.
- Hampton subsequently started every minute at Euro 2025, saved two penalties in the final shoot-out, and later received the inaugural women’s Yashin trophy, which Earps presented.
- LGBTQ+ organisations praised Earps’ disclosure, while requests for comment to the FA and Chelsea were declined; Earps now plays for PSG and received an MBE earlier this year.