Company to sell ‘limited’ England, US, France and Netherlands jerseys in response to outcry after Women’s World Cup
The England goalkeeper Mary Earps’ penalty save in the Women’s World Cup final was one of the most nail-biting moments of the tournament and there was a public outcry from fans whenBut that shouldn’t be the case for much longer after the global sports firm responded to a backlash by agreeing to retail “limited quantities” of goalkeeper jerseys for four teams it provided kits for – England, US, France and the Netherlands.
Rowing back on earlier comments suggesting that goalkeeper jerseys would be available only for future tournaments, a Nike spokesperson said that shirts would soon be on sale through each team’s federation website, though how many and when were not specified. Nike has sought to position itself as a frontrunner in women’s sport, and said it had invested more in this year’s Women’s World Cup than any other global tournament to date.
Earps, who is a European champion and Fifa’s best goalkeeper along with being vice-captain of the Lionesses and one of the team’s star players,Nike’s decision not to offer replica goalkeeper jerseys as “hugely disappointing and very hurtful”.
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