"I've not written this book to tear anyone down in any shape or form. That is not who I am as a person. This is real life. It has consequences. It isn't a drama. "Women's football has entered into a space that has become a bit like entertainment, so your life gets picked apart for people's amusement sometimes. But it's not amusing, you know?" I don't think I've thought about what I wanted the reaction to be."
"I'm not surprised, by what I've seen on my algorithms [on social media], if I had come to the same conclusions as other people if I'm honest. But that's not what I feel I've written. I don't think it's a fair reflection and I think it's been taken out of the entirety of the context. I speak about so many different things and it's hard to see only certain things being pulled out and really focused on."
Mary Earps says she did not intend to tear anyone down and feels public reaction to her comments about teammates and management has been distorted. She says she told manager Sarina Wiegman that recalling Hannah Hampton rewarded "bad behaviour" after previously dropping Hampton for being disruptive and unreliable. Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor defended Hampton and said Earps had disrespected Wiegman. Earps says women's football has become entertainment and players' lives get picked apart for amusement. Earps declined to comment further on her history with Hampton and referenced losing her England number one spot prior to Euro 2022.
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