Earps thanks fans as her England jersey sells out within hours

Mary Earps has thanked fans for their support after her England jersey sold out within hours after Nike finally agreed to sell it - saying it's all down to them.

The England and Manchester United goalkeeper, 30, took to Instagram to express her shock at how quickly her shirt, on sale for £99.95, had been sold - but for those who missed out, she promised it will be back in stock soon.

During the Women's World Cup this summer, Earps received widespread support after she hit out at the ‘extremely hurtful’ decision not to sell her shirt during the tournament, with over 170,000 people signing a petition calling on the kit manufacturer to change their mind.

It is understood Nike originally decided against selling Earps’ shirt for commercial reasons but a U-turn was made in August when they announced they would retail limited quantities.

The goalkeeper shirts were finally put on sale on Monday in green, yellow and pink - but several fans missed out on the chance to buy one because no announcement had been made that they were available.

However, taking to her Instagram story, the goalkeeper reassured fans they will soon have another chance to buy themselves an Earps jersey.

She wrote: 'Didn't realise these were going onsale today. And you've sold them out already!

'More are coming before the end of the year and in more sizes (kids and adults) so stay tuned!

'Thank you all for your incredible support on this. You guys have made this happen!'

A statement from Nike in August read: ‘The England GK jersey will be available in limited quantities on the FA’s website, in the coming weeks, and we are currently working to make youth GK jerseys available by the holiday season.

‘We are committed to retailing women’s goalkeeping jerseys for major