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<\/p>\nSupport for Mary Earps led to Nike announcing a U-turn <\/p>\n
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Lionesses goalkeeper shirts sold out in less than five minutes after being made available to buy on the FA\u2019s website in time for Christmas.<\/p>\n
England\u2019s kit manufacturer Nike came in for criticism when they did not make replica goalkeeper kits available for purchase before this summer\u2019s Women\u2019s World Cup, with Lionesses goalkeeper Mary Earps saying it was \u201churtful\u201d and \u201chugely disappointing\u201d that fans could not buy her shirt.<\/p>\n
Support for Earps, who is one of England\u2019s most popular players, and demand for her shirt to be made available led to Nike announcing a U-turn in October – but only a limited number of replica shirts were put up for sale.<\/p>\n
This time, the number of goalkeeper shirts up for sale online was comparable to before a men\u2019s major international tournament but the replica Lionesses jerseys still sold out on the FA website following \u201cunprecedented demand\u201d.<\/p>\n
Earps took to Instagram following the 8am sale and said there were still a limited amount of the green strips available on the Nike website, with the pink and yellow editions having sold out.<\/p>\n
The replica kits were available in both children\u2019s and adult\u2019s sizes – at around \u00a365 and \u00a385 respectively, with an additional \u00a315 cost for adding Earps\u2019 name and number.<\/p>\n
England\u2019s kit manufacturer have also made clear that Lionesses goalkeeper jerseys will be available to buy ahead of all future major international tournaments.<\/p>\n
A petition calling for Nike to release the Lionesses goalkeeper shirts reached over 150,000 signatures following the World Cup this summer.<\/p>\n