Hannah Hampton in front of Mary Earps in England Battle for the goalkeeper for female euros
You just have to look at Earps’ individual awards to appreciate his goalkeeper’s quality. Twice women’s goalkeeper of the Fifa of the year, the winner of the Golden Glove at the 2023 World Cup, BBC Sports Personality of the Year – The list is infinite.
He had to fight hard for the gloves on the international stage, making his debut against Switzerland in June 2017, but earning only seven other hats in the next three years in front of the competition of Karen Bardsley, Carly Telford and colleague young Ellie Roebuck.
The arrival of Wiegman in 2021 proved to be a turning point, with Earps that started each of his first seven games in command and continued to be present during the euro 2022, the world cup 2023, including a memorable penalty rescue to deny Jenni Hermoso in the final and the 2023 Women’s Nations League.
However, since the beginning of 2024, Wiegman has favored the rotation of its goalkeepers, selecting Hampon in six of the last 10 games in England.
The couple exchanged places in friendlies against Austria, Italy, Germany and South Africa last year. Earps won the gloves for the long -awaited meeting of November with the United States, keeping a clean sheet in the trial, but was replaced by Hampon against Switzerland three days later.
Basically, the custodian of Chelsea, who has six clean sheets in 13 hats, has been selected in three of the four games of England for women’s nations, including the victory over the world champions in Spain.
Earps is by far the most experienced goalkeeper, earns 53 hats for England and keeps 26 clean sheets. And it has been in good shape since he exchanged Manchester United for Paris St-Germain last summer, suffering only 12 goals in 17 championship releases.
However, Hampton is also enjoying an impressive campaign. Stable as the first choice goalkeeper of Chelsea this season, he had 13 goals in 18 WSL games – a record improved only by the Fallone Tullis -Joyce of Manchester United – and present in the last three women’s releases in the Champions League.
And with Hampton, who previously played for Birmingham City and Aston Villa, eight years younger than 32 -year -old Earps, is it a sign that Wiegman and England are looking to the future?
