Mary Earps: Queen of Stops - new BBC Sport documentary following the goalkeeping icon drops on BBC iPlayer

With unprecedented access, goalkeeper Mary Earps offers a fascinating insight into her rollercoaster journey to the pinnacle of her sport, and how she became a role model for the next generation, in a new BBC Sport documentary Mary Earps: Queen of Stops.

Available on BBC iPlayer from Friday 30 May, the player that changed the landscape for women’s goalkeeping and women’s football for the better, reflects on her career, from the struggles to the successes.

This documentary offers a never-before-seen take on Mary’s impactful career, which has seen her transcend her sport and leave a lasting legacy.

Mary’s family and former England team-mates Ella Toone, Alessia Russo, Jill Scott, Lucy Bronze and Ellen White bring to life the real Mary Earps, her infectious personality, on-pitch persona and incredible contribution to women’s football.

In her own words, Mary 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 Mary’s 2024/25 season, going behind the scenes at Paris Saint-Germain, where Mary’s coach explains the importance of her resilience; a quality that ultimately led her to play an unforgettable 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.

Mary 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 that’s 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.

“I’m so proud of everything that I’ve achieved, and I love it. Hopefully, I can represent to people somebody who’s been through a lot and who’s still standing, who’s still swinging and who’s unapologetically themself.”

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