Overview
- In serialised passages from her upcoming autobiography, Earps says Sarina Wiegman was “rewarding bad behaviour” by recalling Hannah Hampton to the England squad.
- Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor publicly backed Hampton and rebuked Earps’ remarks, calling for respect toward team-mates and the national coach.
- Following criticism of the excerpts, Earps posted on Instagram that she felt misrepresented and said she did not intend to intentionally hurt anyone.
- Earps recently confirmed she is in a happy same-sex relationship, saying it felt inauthentic to omit something so important from her story.
- The controversy follows Earps’ decision to retire from international duty about five weeks before Euro 2025, during which Hampton started every match and won top goalkeeper honours.