Earps says she told England manager she was rewarding 'bad behaviour'

[Hannah Hampton's] behaviour behind the scenes often risked derailing training and team resources'

- Donald McRae Will Woodward

Mary Earps says she protested to the Lionesses head coach, Sarina Wiegman, that "bad behaviour is being rewarded" when rival goalkeeper Hannah Hampton was restored to the England side.

In her autobiography All In, serialised exclusively in the Guardian, Earps says Hampton's "behaviour behind the scenes had frequently risked derailing training sessions and team resources" during the England squad's triumph at the 2022 Euros.

The book, offering the fullest explanation of Earps's decision to quit international football in May, is the first to reveal tensions inside the England women's squad during an unprecedented three-year period of success including winning two European Championships and getting to a World Cup final. Earps is also candid about her struggles with weight, binge-eating and alcohol.

Earps played every game of the Euros in England in 2022 and the Women's World Cup in Australia in 2023, when she was named goalkeeper of the tournament after saving a penalty in the final.

She was named 2023 BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

Hampton was a member of the squad for those tournaments but was dropped for a period after the 2022 Euros.