‘Participation medal’: Piers Morgan disagrees with Mary Earps SPOTY win

Piers Morgan has called out the BBC for awarding the Sports Personality of the Year Award to England goalkeeper Mary Earps, who this year “won nothing.” “This year was not the best for her, or the Lionesses,” the Sky News Australia host said in response. “They lost the World Cup final to Spain… the Lionesses then failed to qualify for the Olympic Games. “This is really a year they want to keep quiet isn’t it, rather than go out and accept awards. “Mary Earps this year won nothing. “It looks to me like that terrible scourge of virtue-signalling, box-ticking have crept into this once great award, it’s become the national equivalent of a participation medal.” The Sports Personality of the Year Award is voted for by the public and recognises the sports person who has achieved the most that year.