The Chelsea veteran said she would have done anything to be in the England dressing room in the immediacy of Euro 2025 glory, sharing the moment, leading the celebrations, singing her song in the euphoria of the kind of victory that touches only the few and so rarely.
You wonder also how Mary Earps, who also withdrew voluntarily six weeks before the tournament started, must have felt watching her former team-mates touching history so powerfully in Switzerland. Earps’ decision was informed by the rise of another, head coach Serina Wiegman informing her that she had fallen behind Chelsea’s Hannah Hampton in the goalkeeping hierarchy.
Earps announced her retirement from international football in May (Photo: Getty)
Unlike Bright, who expressed her feelings on her podcast with former England team-mate Rachel Daly, now retired, Earps communicated only briefly, posting on Instagram: “WOW WOW WOW INCREDIBLE”.
“Mentally, physically, I was just like, ‘Right, I’ve given everything here,'” she said.
“It was shocking to some people but we’ve been having those conversations behind closed doors.”
Her popularity was further demonstrated 12 months later by the public reaction to Nike’s appalling failure to stock replica Earp shirts after the World Cup.
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Moreover, in doing so her own engaging personality shone through, laying the foundation for a long career as a crowd favourite.
The public were not ready to see Earps leave and that was reflected in the reaction.
Maybe Earps is dealing with that feeling as she watches her former team-mates receiving the adulation of the nation, passing through the offices of state in Westminster to accept the congratulations of the higher-ups.
Furthermore, football is a contact sport, even for keepers. The variables of fitness and form could easily bring Earps back into the equation were she still a member of the squad.
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Earps, however, has shut the door, ending prematurely an experience that could still have enriched her.
In his response to winning the Senior Open championship at Sunningdale on Sunday, 53-year-old Padraig Harrington put it best: “You come to this stage there is only a certain window.
“It starts becoming a problem if you don’t do it soon. I’m glad I’ve got mine.”
Only Earps will know if, by acting as she did, she denied herself another shot at glory.
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