Joey Barton 'somewhere screaming' as Mary Earps picks up another trophy for 2023

Joey Barton 'somewhere screaming' as Mary Earps picks up another trophy for 2023

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Stuart Ballard

By Stuart Ballard


Published: 15/01/2024

- 20:47

Joey Barton was left furious at Mary Earps winning last year's Sports Personality of the Year award.

Mary Earps' latest trophy for her displays from 2023 has led some social media users to pre-empting another Joey Barton rant.

Earps added another personal accolade to her cabinet on Monday night when she was named The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper for a second successive year.


It follows the England international winning the Golden Glove in the Women's Super League and World Cup as well as being named England Women's Player of the Year in 2023.

The 30-year-old then hit the headlines last month when she beat Stuart Broad and Katarina Johnson-Thompson to be named the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

Mary Earps has won The Best FIFA Women\u2019s Goalkeeper for a second successive year

Mary Earps has won The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper for a second successive year

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Her accomplishments in 2023 led to Earps being awarded an MBE as part of the New Year's Honours List.

She's now added another FIFA Women's Goalkeeper of the Year award to her silverware, beating Catalina Coll of Spain and Australia's Mackenzie Arnold.

Earps' name soon began trending on social media after the announcement, with some users speculating when Barton was going to catch wind of the news.

The former manager, who was sacked by Bristol Rovers in October, famously claimed he would score "100 out of 100 penalties" in a rant about Earps winning the Sports Personality of the Year.

And Earps' latest accolade has some sarcastically guessing how Barton was reacting to the news.

One fan mocked: "Joey Barton will be furious."

Another wrote: "Joey Barton is somewhere screaming, crying and throwing up."

A third joked: "Waiting for Joey Barton to ask why no man won this."

A fourth sarcastically said: "Thoughts and prayers with Joey Barton at this difficult time."

Joey Barton was furious when Mary Earps won SPOTY

Joey Barton was furious when Mary Earps won SPOTY

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Another posted: "Do not let Joey Barton see this, he's gonna be absolutely fuming."

Earps was "blown away" to win the prize for the second successive year and offered some words of advice to her fans.

"Last year I won the award but didn't get in team of the year, this year I thought it might be the other way around," she said.

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"Thank you to all my coaches for England and United. I am just blown away. I talk a lot about how it wasn't the easiest journey here, I took the scenic route.

"But looking back now, it all makes sense. It made me so much more prepared for the challenges I face to today, and not to take a day for granted.

"If you are struggling, keep going. It is never too late to be who you are.

"2023 showed we can change the world if we speak out against injustice, so let's keep doing that."

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