Man United's keeper Mary Earps voted BBC's Women's Footballer of the Year
Mary Earps has been voted BBC's Women's Footballer of the Year, making history as the first goalkeeper honoured and capping a star-studded 2023 for the Lionesses goalkeeper.
The 30-year-old has been honoured with a raft of awards for her contributions for both her country and for Manchester United, who she helped finish second in last year's Women's Super League table.
Earps was previously named Women's Goalkeeper at FIFA's The Best awards in 2022, before being named England Women's Player of the Year in September following Sarina Wiegman's side's promising but ultimately unsuccessful World Cup campaign.
The shot-stopper won the Golden Glove in Australia in the wake of the summer's tournament in Australia, just weeks after winning the honour in the WSL.
The England international was also feted at this year's GQ Men of the Year awards, alongside peers including Spanish midfielder Jennifer Hermoso, and Wrexham's Paul Mullin.
'I am truly honoured,' Earps told BBC Sport. 'To be the first keeper to get their hands on the award is special, and I am incredibly grateful.'
On the shortlist alongside international talents including this year's Ballon d'Or winner Aitana Bonmati and Chelsea's Sam Kerr, who finished second and third in the voting respectively, Earps believed that she was unlikely to end up securing the top spot.
'To be honest, I thought Bonmati might take it. I mean, what a player,' Earps added, before referencing the furore around Nike's delayed sales of her England goalkeeper jersey.
'There has been a lot that has happened this year. Obviously, we've had the World Cup. We've had all that's gone on with the goalkeeper shirts. I've had the whole goalkeeper union behind me, it seemed like.
'Not even just that, just
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