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M ary Earps is upbeat, she is always upbeat, but she is also tired. You can feel it and you can see it. The season has been a long and gruelling one, ending with the highest of highs; lifting a first FA Cup with Manchester United at Wembley, and the lowest of lows; losing 6-0 on the final day of the Women’s Super League season to allow Chelsea to be crowned champions at Old Trafford.

“There’s been a lot going on, a lot that I haven’t spoken about, and now I just need to take some time for myself,” says Earps. “That’s kind of where I’m at.” The season also had a difficult beginning, with Earps’ future at United in doubt and speculation swirling following defeat by Spain in the World Cup final , both only ending when she signed a one-year extension.



Now the speculation is beginning again. Earps knows the question is coming. She sighs and gives a knowing smile, but she also wants to be honest.

“I haven’t made a decision yet,” says the 2022 and 2023 Fifa Best women’s goalkeeper. “I’m trying to not make an emotional decision. I spent the first few months of the season being pretty upset about things that were happening behind the scenes.

There were things being said about me out there that weren’t true. I vowed to myself, when I took some time to myself at Christmas, that whatever my future holds, I want to make a decision where I’m not emotional about it.” WSL 2023-24 season review: our writers’ best and worst Read more Now is not the right.

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