Nike to sell replicas of England goalkeeper Mary Earps' jersey after facing backlash in UK

Nike will start selling replicas of England goalkeeper Mary Earps’ jersey after facing a public outcry for not making them available to fans during the Women’s World Cup. Earps had criticized the compan for only putting replicas of the outfield players’ jerseys up for sale during the tournament. The absence of Earps’ jersey in stores became a bigger talking point when she saved a penalty in the final and was named the best goalkeeper of the tournament. More than 150,000 people signed an online petition calling for Nike to sell Earps jerseys, and British politicians have also echoed those demands. Nike announced Thursday that it had secured “limited quantities” of goalkeeper jerseys for both England and other teams it sponsors, including the United States.