England striker Lauren James received a red card in the quarterfinals of the World Cup. In previous years, the English have given harsh feedback in similar situations.
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England’s star player Lauren James trampled a Nigerian defender Michelle Alozie on the backside in the quarter-final match at the FIFA Women’s World Cup on Monday. James was banned for at least one game for his trick, but there may be more to come.
British media saw similarities in the situation to the events of the quarterfinals of the 1998 Men’s World Championships. Argentina in that tournament Diego Simeone tackled England David Beckham from the back.
While still lying on the ground, Beckham kicked Simeone in the calf with his heel. The referee saw the situation clearly and gave a frustrated Beckham a red card. In the end, England lost the match on penalties.
Beckham received a lot of criticism and even death threats. Also depicting Beckham the doll was hung to hang from his neck on a light pole. British Broadcasting Corporation According to the BBC Beckham once stated that he was satisfied that there was no social media at that time.
When England’s men’s national team lost to Italy on penalties in the European Championship final in 2021, the disappointment erupted as racism. The young players were the target of insults.
Although England progressed this time from the Nigeria match, there was again concern in Britain about whether James would receive abusive messages. He closed the comment fields on his social media accounts after the Nigeria match.
James’ national team mate Jess Carter described social media as the devil.
– I believe that he has enough expert support and enough encouraging people to help him get over what happened, Carter evaluate.
England head coach Sarina Wiegman also commented on the situation. Watch the video of the incident and Wiegman’s comments below.
Alozie, the Nigerian player who got trampled by James stated after the match that he respects James.
– I don’t think it was necessary, but I’m fine – my butt is fine, even though he stepped on it. I was actually quite confused at first. I didn’t understand what had happened. I’m not bitter, this is just football, Alozie commented on what happened according to the Guardian.
On Tuesday, he reacted to the situation with humor, when Alozie published a picture of himself on the surface of the field on social media. He described his publication in one word: life.
See Alozie’s release below or from this link.