"In her autobiography, Earps explained that she felt Hampton of behaving in a disruptive manner during England's Euro 2022 triumph and said that Sarina Wiegman's decision to go with Hampton as her number one for Euro 2025 'felt like bad behaviour was being rewarded'. That contributed to Earps' decision to retire from international football - though she said last month that her comments about Hampton had been taken out of context."
"I guess it's the life of being a footballer, your life is in the spotlight. People are entitled to their opinions. People can say whatever they want to say - it's down to [me] whether I want to let that affect me. I definitely know it's not going to. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. "I'm not going to sit here and knock people for what they have to say, that's their life, that's their judgement. I'm just going to focus on myself, that's all I can do. "I want to achieve a lot more in the game and I can't dwell on people'"
Hannah Hampton was selected as England's number one ahead of Euro 2025 and delivered key performances that helped England retain the title, including decisive penalty shootout displays. Mary Earps wrote that she perceived disruptive behaviour from Hampton during Euro 2022 and stated that the recall felt like "bad behaviour was being rewarded", a factor in Earps' decision to retire from international football. Hampton won BBC Women's Footballer of the Year and chose not to respond publicly to Earps' comments, stating that she will focus on her own career and not let outside opinions affect her.
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