NEW YORK, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Nike released a replica jersey for England goalkeeper Mary Earps on Monday, after facing widespread criticism for not selling the popular Women's World Cup finalist's shirt.
Earps was one of the standout stars of the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand this year, earning FIFA's Golden Glove award.
She was voted England Women's Player of the Year last month .
More than 170,000 people signed a Change.org petition calling on Nike to sell jerseys for Earps and other women goalkeepers.
The England men's goalkeeper jersey is available to buy on Nike’s website.
Persons:
Mary Earps, Earps, ” Earps, “, Katherine Masters, Amy Tennery, Lincoln
Organizations:
Nike, England, England Football Association’s, Reuters, Federation, U.S ., Sports, Thomson
Locations:
Australia, New Zealand, Spain, U.S, France, Netherlands, England