3 hours ago Former England goalkeeper Mary Earps has joined London City Lionesses connected a two-year woody aft leaving Paris St-Germain.
The 33-year-old near France aft 2 seasons upon the expiry of her contract, having made 22 appearances successful the Premiere Ligue this season.
She kept 12 cleanable sheets arsenic PSG finished 3rd successful the table, 13 points down champions Lyon.
"I consciousness the nine aligns with what I basal for. I can't hold to get started and to get down to business," said Earps
"The club's values correspond what I privation to correspond and they are passionate astir what I privation to achieve. All the conversations person been truly affirmative and each clip I spoke with the nine I wanted to perceive more.
"The imaginativeness and ambition, including the caller grooming facility, is unthinkable and I'm looking guardant to seeing that develop. It shows what our proprietor Michele [Kang] and everyone astatine the nine privation to bash successful presumption of truly going for it.
"It's astir putting a marker down and saying we privation to beryllium competitory successful a abbreviated abstraction of time."
Two-time Fifa Best Goalkeeper of the Year award-winner Earps played a important relation successful England's triumph astatine Euro 2022 and their way to the 2023 World Cup final.
She spent 5 years astatine Manchester United, making much than 100 appearances, and helped them triumph their archetypal large trophy successful 2024 arsenic they lifted the Women's FA Cup.
The goalkeeper earned galore idiosyncratic accolades during her palmy planetary vocation earlier she announced her status successful 2025.
She became 1 of the country's astir recognised and influential players, though her publication - released successful November - caused contention and dominated headlines successful the media for respective weeks.
However, connected her instrumentality to Old Trafford earlier this play successful the Women's Champions League, Earps was given a lukewarm applause astatine full-time by location fans.
There is simply a mural of Earps painted extracurricular Old Trafford celebrating her spell astatine the club.
London City Lionesses are demonstrating their summertime ambition successful the Women's Super League transportation model arsenic they prosecute respective high-profile players.
As good arsenic Earps' instrumentality to England, they are acceptable to motion Spain defender Mapi Leon and are successful ongoing talks with two-time Ballon d'Or victor Alexia Putellas pursuing her exit from Barcelona.
London City Lionesses, who are backed by affluent American businesswoman Michele Kang, finished sixth successful their archetypal play successful the WSL successful 2025-26.
"I consciousness I inactive person truthful overmuch near to springiness to the crippled and that's precisely wherefore I chose London City," said Earps.
"It won't beryllium casual - the WSL is highly competitive. The squad had a superb 2025-26 play finishing mid-table successful their archetypal season, present it's astir climbing the array and moving towards finishing arsenic precocious arsenic possible."
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