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Mary Earps says she has not written her book to “tear anyone down” and feels reaction to it has been “distorted”.
The former England goalkeeper, who played a key role in their Euro 2022 victory, faced backlash from fans and Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor after she made comments about former Lionesses team-mate Hannah Hampton and manager Sarina Wiegman.
Earps’ autobiography is released this week but extracts have been published by
by recalling Hampton to the England squad after dropping her for being “disruptive and unreliable”.
In response, Bompastor said Chelsea’s Hampton had shown “class” and she felt Earps
“It’s been really overwhelming to see how some things have been distorted a little bit,” Earps told BBC Sport.
“I’ve not written this book to tear anyone down in any shape or form. That is not who I am as a person. This is real life. It has consequences. It isn’t a drama.
“Women’s football has entered into a space that has become a bit like entertainment, so your life gets picked apart for people’s amusement sometimes. But it’s not amusing, you know?
“I don’t think I’ve thought about what I wanted the reaction to be. I’m not surprised, by what I’ve seen on my algorithms [on social media], if I had come to the same conclusions as other people if I’m honest. But that’s not what I feel I’ve written.
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