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 inspirationalA 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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