BBC Sport is behind a new documentary about Lioness goalkeeper Mary Earps that launches on the BBC today.
Mary Earps: Queen of Stops follows her rollercoaster journey to the pinnacle of her sport, and how she became a role model for the next generation.
The player reflects on her career, from the struggles to the successes. With contributors from her family and former England team-mates Ella Toone, Alessia Russo, Jill Scott, Lucy Bronze and Ellen White.
In her own words, Earps rewinds to the early struggles she faced as a player in the era before the women’s game turned professional and reflects on being dropped from England in 2020 before Sarina Wiegman’s appointment.
The documentary also follows Earps’ 2024/25 season, going behind the scenes at Paris Saint-Germain, where Earps’ coach explains the importance of her resilience; a quality that ultimately led her to play a role in England’s Euro 2022 victory, and then the Women’s World Cup in 2023, a tournament in which she won a second Golden Glove after saving a penalty in the final against Spain.
She shares how this remarkable career turnaround, which has seen her twice voted the world’s best goalkeeper as well as BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2023, led her to realise the importance of her platform and her passion and determination to leave the game, and goalkeeping, in a better place.
Mary Earps says: “Everybody who is a sportsperson at the top of their game has exceptional performances. It’s also how I use those performances to leave the world in a better place – to improve the conditions for future goalkeepers and for future female footballers.”
This summer, the BBC is highlighting women’s sport. It will feature coverage of Queen’s, Wimbledon, UEFA Women’s Euro 2025, Women’s Rugby World Cup, The Hundred, Women’s cricket international highlights and the World Athletics Champions live across BBC Sport.
Pippa Considine
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