Mary Earps included on BBC Sports Personality of the Year and FIFA Best shortlist

England goalkeeper Mary Earps has been named on the shortlist for BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2023 and The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper award.

The Lionesses shot-stopper has enjoyed another impressive year, playing every minute – and conceding only four goals – as England reached the final of the Women’s World Cup for the first time.

Earps’ performances have seen her pick up the World Cup’s Golden Glove, Best Women's Goalkeeper' at FIFA's The Best awards for 2022, England Women’s Player of the Year and the Women’s Super League Golden Glove already in 2023.

And now she has been named as one of six contenders for BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2023 alongside Stuart Broad (cricket), Frankie Dettori (horse racing), Alfie Hewett (wheelchair tennis), Katarina Johnson-Thompson (athletics) and Rory Mcllroy (golf).

The six sport stars will compete for the public vote on the night of the live show on Tuesday 19 December.

Live from Media City, Salford, presenters Clare Balding, Gary Lineker, Gabby Logan and Alex Scott will look back at an action-packed year of sport on BBC One and iPlayer from 7pm.

Beth Mead took home the coveted title of BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2022, with England’s Test cricket captain Ben Stokes coming in second and GB curler Eve Muirhead taking third spot.

The industry panel for this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year included former Lioness and Euro 2022 winner Ellen White, former Olympian Colin Jackson, former Paralympian Ellie Simmonds and former Scotland rugby union international Chris Paterson.

Sports journalists David Coverdale (Daily Mail), Rob Maul (The Sun) and Charlotte Harpur (The Athletic) were on the panel alongside Olympian Katherine Grainger, now Chair of UK Sport.

Representing the BBC were director of sport Barbara Slater, head of sport content Philip Bernie and Sports Personality of the Year executive producer Gabby Cook.

The awards being presented on the night are:
- Sports Personality of the Year
- World Sport Star of the Year
- Helen Rollason Award
- Young Sports Personality of the Year
- Unsung Hero
- Coach of the Year
- Team of the Year
- Lifetime Achievement award 

Votes can be cast by phone or online on the evening of Tuesday 19 December and the number to call for each contender will be revealed during the programme.

Earps has also been named as one of three finalists for The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper award alongside Mackenzie Arnold (Australia/West Ham United) and Catalina Coll (Spain/Barcelona).

Their inclusion coincided with the announcement of the finalists for The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper category too, which sees Yassine Bounou (Morocco/Sevilla), Thibaut Courtois (Belgium/Real Madrid) and Ederson (Brazil/Manchester City) nominated.

FIFA will announce more finalists for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2023 soon. These announcements will include the finalists for The Best FIFA Women’s Coach, The Best FIFA Men’s Coach, The Best FIFA Women’s Player, The Best FIFA Men’s Player, and the FIFA Puskás Award.

All the winners of The Best FIFA Football Awards 2023 will be crowned at a ceremony on Monday 15 January in London.