Being dropped for Hampton ‘felt unjust’ – Earps

When Hannah Hampton was called back into the squad after being previously dropped because she was “disruptive and unreliable,” former England goalkeeper Mary Earps claims she told Lionesses boss Sarina Wiegman she was rewarding “bad behavior.”

Hampton was a unused substitute at the 2022 Women’s Euros, where the 32-year-old Earps played.

Hampton, age 21, was then dropped from subsequent squads, reportedly because of his poor attitude, even though Wiegman claimed it was for “something personal that I would not like to comment on.”

She explained that she was concerned about the positive energy the team now has in goalkeeper training and the overall team’s morale. Bad behavior is being punished, he says.

Earps was England’s number one during the 2023 Women’s World Cup, earning the title of the tournament’s goalkeeper after saving a penalty from Spain in the final.

Hampton began to have more opportunities in 2024, and Earps acknowledged: “This felt unjust. I shed tears in my eyes.

It was a choice that stifled my beliefs. The trust and respect I had for Sarina and for this position, which I had given my entire self, was fading, and I was losing trust in her.

The Paris St-Germain keeper was then informed that Wiegman was no longer considered England’s top starter in April 2025.

Earps wrote, “I finally felt the weight of my heart lift from my shoulders all at once and feel relief.”

She announced her retirement from international football with the upcoming Euro 2025.

Earps said she regrets making the initial decision, which she now regrets, before eventually terminating her Lionesses career.

Hampton, now 24, saved two penalties in the final shootout against Spain at the age of 24 after playing in each of the previous six Euros.