More than 150,000 signed a petition started by a teen urging Nike to sell goalie kit.
Football fan Emmy once got to meet her idol Mary Earps and has found the Lionesses' success inspirational
A teenager who campaigned for Nike to sell England women's goalkeeper shirts said it was "amazing" the brand had made a U-turn on its position., from Northamptonshire, garnered more than 152,000 signatures. England goalkeeper Earps, who saved a penalty in the World Cup final, also expressed dismay that her shirt was not sold with the rest of the team kit.Emmy, 16, told the BBC: "Obviously there was that hope that it would happen, I didn't believe it would happen so quickly, and it would be a very quick turn-around.Emmy's petition was launched on 21 July, with the number of signatures doubling since the Lionesses finished runners-up in the World Cup.
England were beaten 1-0 by Spain in the World Cup final, but Earps saved a penalty and it was the team's best-ever result at the competition.
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