Bompastor backs 'class' Hampton after Earps comments

Chelsea head Sonia Bompastor says goalkeeper Hannah Hampton has shown "class" successful consequence to Mary Earps' comments astir her.

Bompastor besides criticised a deficiency of respect for England head Sarina Wiegman, aft Earps questioned her determination to make Hampton her number 1 astatine Euro 2025.

Former England keeper Earps claimed she told Wiegman she was rewarding "bad behaviour" by recalling Hampton to nan squad, having antecedently been dropped for being "disruptive and unreliable".

Earps, 32, is releasing her autobiography adjacent week and extracts person been published by the Guardian., external

"With what I publication successful position of nan comments coming from Mary Earps, it's not acceptable to not show respect to your team-mates aliases managers," said Bompastor, speaking aft Chelsea's 2-0 Women's Super League win complete London City Lionesses.

"We are talking astir Hannah, but besides I want to raise my sound for Sarina [Wiegman]. When you usage immoderate words astir personification who won nan Euros 3 times successful a row, you should astir apt deliberation astir it earlier you speak.

"If you look astatine what Hannah said successful her erstwhile comments astir Mary Earps, past what Mary is saying astir her now - 1 of them is class, and Hannah is nan people one."

Hampton was near retired of England squads aft Euro 2022, reportedly because of a mediocre attitude.

Wiegman said it was for "something personal" but later recalled Hampton, who saved 2 spot-kicks successful their punishment shootout triumph complete Spain successful nan Euro 2025 final.

The 24-year-old was besides named nan champion female goalkeeper astatine nan Ballon d'Or awards successful September.

Earps played a cardinal domiciled successful England's triumph astatine Euro 2022 and saved Jenni Hermoso's punishment successful their World Cup last conclusion by Spain a twelvemonth later.

After her shock world status successful June, Hampton said Earps had "changed" goalkeeping successful nan women's game.

"I deliberation there's been rather a spot of scrutiny that she astir apt doesn't deserve, pinch everything that she's achieved successful nan game, arsenic good arsenic putting women's goalkeeping connected nan representation for nan younger generation," Hampton said astatine nan time.

Hampton started Chelsea's triumph complete London City Lionesses connected Saturday, nan greeting aft nan first extracts of Earps' book was released, and kept her 3rd cleanable expanse successful a row.

"It's reliable because Hannah is an jock but besides a person. I conscionable want to opportunity that since I joined Chelsea she has grown truthful overmuch and is specified a master jock and besides a bully person," said Bompastor.

"We person a really bully narration together and I want to show her my support successful this situation. Probably what she was capable to execute coming showed really overmuch she is people and professional.

"I deliberation she is nan champion goalkeeper successful nan world successful galore ways, arsenic an jock and besides mentally. We conscionable want to show her nan respect and love.

"She knows she tin spot maine and travel and talk to maine immoderate clip she wants. But for now, she's fine."