Mary Earps has hailed Jordan Pickford's penalty save for England against Switzerland during the Three Lions' shootout victory at Euro 2024.
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England won on penaltiesPickford saved Manuel Akanji's first penaltyThree Lions into Euro 2024 semi-finalWHAT HAPPENED?
Earps attended the F1 Grand Prix at Silverstone, and was approached by Martin Brundle to give her opinion on Pickford's exceptional performance against the Swiss. The two sides played out a 1-1 draw in 90 minutes and the Three Lions then scored all five spot-kicks, after Pickford saved Akanji's first.
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Pickford has a remarkable record for the Three Lions in shootouts. He has saved a penalty in every single shootout he has played in, with a total record of four saves from 14 spot-kicks.
WHAT EARPS SAID
Earps told Brundle: "Brilliant that they won, obviously goalkeeper's union, a great save from Jordan so yeah, let's keep going, let's win the thing!" The stopper was then asked about her forthcoming move to PSG and replied: "I'm really excited about it. But I had to come here first. I said no, no wait! I have to come here first!"
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England play the Netherlands on Wednesday in their Euro 2024 semi-final. They are bidding to reach their second consecutive European Championship final.