England’s Earps makes history as Madame Tussauds’ first female footballer

England goalkeeper Mary Earps has turn into the primary feminine soccer participant to be honoured with a wax determine at Madame Tussauds.

The Paris Saint-Germain participant, who helped England end runners-up on the 2023 Ladies’s World Cup, gained a public vote for which Lionesses participant needs to be on present on the London museum.

In a course of that took greater than a 12 months of collaboration between the museum and Earps, the 31-year-old is dressed within the inexperienced England keeper’s equipment she wore within the 2023 World Cup last.

“To make this mark as the primary feminine footballer to have a determine at Madame Tussauds London is extremely particular,” Earps advised reporters. “This isn’t about me. This can be a illustration of how ladies’s soccer has grown, and the trajectory it’s on.”

England, who’ve clinched a spot on the 2025 European Championship the place they are going to be defend the trophy, host Olympic champions the US in a pleasant at Wembley on Nov. 30.