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Lionesses star Mary Earps pictured arriving at BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards with Man Utd goalkeeper securing top award ahead of cricketer Stuart Broad

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Earps has enjoyed a spectacular 2023, first helping Manchester United secure their highest-ever league finish and then starring for Sarina Wiegman's Lionesses at the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

WHAT HAPPENED?

<a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/the-best-england-goalkeeper-mary-earps-inspiring-world-cup-journey/blt30aa32ea795b89d2" target="_blank">Earps' performances Down Under earned her the Golden Glove</a> as England reached the final before losing to Spain. Off the pitch, her influence has been considerable too. Most notably, she forced Nike into a high-profile U-turn after the sportswear manufacturer <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/mary-earps-mania-england-women-goalkeeper-shirt-sells-out-80-minutes-lionesses-online-store/blt40c41d9e7404a9a0" target="_blank">neglected to stock her goalkeeper jersey ahead of the tournament</a>.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Earps' club future is up in the air, with her United contract set to expire at the end of the season. The<a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/mary-earps-marc-skinner-wsl-man-utd/blt34be74525ae94271" target="_blank"> Red Devils have endured an indifferent start to the 2023-24 campaign</a>, with a defeat to Liverpool on Sunday meaning Marc Skinner's side are seven points adrift of WSL leaders Chelsea after just 10 games. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/mary-earps-transfer-arsenal-man-utd-jonas-eidevall-wsl/blt30141edc71941915" target="_blank">She has been heavily linked with a move to Arsenal in January</a>.

DID YOU KNOW?

As expected, Earps did <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/mary-earps-wins-2023-bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-england-women-world-cup-final-man-utd-wsl/blt8b7010f99d9a21e3" target="_blank">indeed claim the top award on Tuesday evening</a>. Also nominated were ex-England cricketer Stuart Broad, former jockey Frankie Dettori, heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson, wheelchair tennis player Alfie Hewett and golfer Rory McIlroy.

WHAT NEXT?

Lionesses star Mary Earps pictured arriving at BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards with Man Utd goalkeeper securing top award ahead of cricketer Stuart Broad | Goal.com

England goalkeeper Mary Earps has arrived at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards, with the WSL star hotly tipped to win the top prize.