{"id":299037,"date":"2023-12-12T16:58:31","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T16:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=299037"},"modified":"2023-12-12T16:58:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T16:58:31","slug":"lionesses-goalie-kits-sell-out-within-five-minutes-of-going-on-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/lionesses-goalie-kits-sell-out-within-five-minutes-of-going-on-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionesses goalie kits 'sell out within five MINUTES of going on sale'"},"content":{"rendered":"
Lionesses goalkeeper kits reportedly sold out within five minutes of going on sale on Monday morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The shirts went on sale at 8am but fans clamouring for a shirt moments later were left bereft due to the high demand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A limited wave of Mary Earps shirts released by Nike in October also sold out at blistering speed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This latest sell-out has once again proven the popularity of England goalkeeper shirts, as per The Evening Standard’s report, with adult sizes selling for\u00a0\u00a384.85.<\/p>\n
Nike initially refused to make replica England goalkeeper jerseys ahead of the Women’s World Cup in the summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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England women’s goalkeeper shirts sold out within five minutes on Monday morning\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Nike had initially refused to sell replica goalkeeper shirts before the Women’s World Cup but reversed their decision after widespread clamour and criticism from Mary Earps<\/p>\n
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However, the sportswear manufacturer made a U-turn\u00a0on that call when Earps ripped into them\u00a0and more than 170,000 people signed a petition imploring them to change their mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the summer, Earps was dumbfounded with Nike’s decision not to sell her shirt ven though she was a top seller on Manchester United’s website.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She said: ‘I can\u2019t really sugarcoat this any way so I\u2019m not going to try, it\u2019s hugely disappointing and very hurtful.<\/p>\n
‘It\u2019s something that I\u2019ve been fighting behind closed doors. I\u2019ve been desperately trying to find a solution with the FA and with Nike.<\/p>\n
‘On a personal level it\u2019s obviously hugely hurtful, considering the last 12 months especially.<\/p>\n
‘For my own family, friends and loved ones not to be able to buy my shirt, they\u2019re just going to come out and wear normal clothes. All my team-mates, they\u2019ve ordered a lot of shirts for their friends and family, they\u2019re talking at the dinner table \u201cI wasn\u2019t able to get this\u201d and I\u2019m saying \u201cI wasn\u2019t able to get it at all\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u2018I know there\u2019s a lot of people who have spent a tremendous amount of money on outfield shirts and then put \u20181 Earps\u2019 on the back, which doesn\u2019t sit well with me either.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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A limited supply of Earps shirts sold out in October as Nike sold them after huge backlash\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Earps called the initial refusal to sell goalkeeper shirts ‘hugely disappointing and very hurtful’<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s a very scary message that\u2019s being sent to goalkeepers worldwide that \u201cyou\u2019re not important.”‘<\/p>\n
Earps received widespread support after speaking out and Nike reversed their decision, even though selling female goalkeeper shirts was not part of their original ‘commercial strategy’.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a quick adult-size sell-out on Monday morning, some children’s size shirts were still available in the afternoon, as per The Times.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The children’s shirts were selling for \u00a365. If an adult or kid wanted to add Earps’ name and number, it cost a further \u00a315.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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