2026-02-26 11:33:26

Mary Earps is “sorry for the hurt” caused by revelations in her autobiography.

The former England goalkeeper caused a stir last year when her book All In revealed details about her difficult relationships with manager Sarina Wiegman and team-mate Hannah Hampton and explained that she has now “taken accountability” by contacting the other parties involved.

Earps told ITV News Central: “I’ve reached out to people involved and taken accountability and apologised for the hurt and the impact that the book would have had on them and people around them.

“I think the big conversation really that was important to me was with Sarina, we had an opportunity to meet face to face and have a conversation.

“It was a really positive conversation. I’m really grateful that we were able to do that in person.”

Earps – who retired from international duty before last year’s Euros – admits that she gave a series of “defensive” interviews when the book was first published in November, but now feels calmer after reflecting on the ordeal with her family.

The PSG goalkeeper said: “It’s been a crazy, crazy time. Especially November and December was pretty difficult.

“The way I describe it is it’s like my first experience of cancel culture and I wouldn’t recommend it to people. Jokes aside, November, December were tough, but ultimately it’s off the back of my book, which is my name, my face and I take full accountability for that.

“It wasn’t necessarily about the fact that I shared my experiences, it was more in the way that some of it was expressed. The way I articulated myself at times, decisions made around the book as well. Not just the book itself. So, yeah, there’s a bunch of things.

“It kind of went out of control really quickly. I think all you can do from that point is learn and grow. I take my responsibility as a role model really seriously.

“You can’t just be maybe front and centre and follow the joys of spring when things are really good. Of course life brings tough lessons sometimes, I think it’s important to be authentic and accountable in those moments as well. I think that’s what true role models should be.

“They should be able to take responsibility when things don’t quite go to plan, or when there are things that they could have done better in the situation, and that they’ve learned lessons from.”

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