Mary Earps: ‘I Was Barely Surviving in Pure Survival Mode’ – SCCG Management

Mary Earps: 'I Was Barely Surviving in Pure Survival Mode' - SCCG Management

In a snippet from her upcoming autobiography, former England goalkeeper shares how her life fell apart during the 2020 Covid lockdowns.

In early 2020, just before lockdown, Phil Neville, then head coach of England, removed Mary Earps from the squad.

For the first time, I felt something unimaginable; a disillusionment with football and uncertainty about pursuing this dream that was always nearly within reach but never fully attainable. Then, suddenly, lockdown began, and the world transformed, either at the best possible moment for me – or the very worst.