‘England women’s soccer goddess’ Lauren James (21-Chelsea Wimmin) has apologized for stomping on a Nigerian player’s back.
James committed the unsportsmanlike act of stomping on the back of Nigeria’s Michelle Alozie as she fell to the ground in the 42nd minute of the round of 16 match at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia-New Zealand 2023 on July 7. He was initially shown a yellow card, but VAR was activated and the color of the card was changed to red. Despite being outnumbered, England held firm in extra time before winning 4-2 on penalties to reach the quarterfinals in dramatic fashion.
James, who inherited the No. 10 shirt last year after Ji So-Yeon left Chelsea’s Wimmin for an eighth season, has been arguably England’s most outstanding attacker at the tournament. She scored the winning goal against Denmark in the second game of the group stage to secure a 1-0 victory, and followed that up with a two-goal, three-assist performance against China in the third game to lead England to a 6-1 victory. However, in a moment of impatience against Nigeria, she committed a violent foul, stomping on an opponent’s back.
She was sent off for violent behavior and will likely be banned for the next three games. That means he’ll miss the quarterfinal against Colombia at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 12, as well as the fourth and final if England goes all the way. It’s a devastating loss for England.
There were heartwarming scenes of reconciliation on social media after the disgraceful ejection and England’s quarterfinal victory. Nigeria’s Alozie got in touch with James on the 8th and tweeted, “It was a game of immense passion, uncontrollable emotions and moments. Respects to Lauren James,” he wrote. James also sent a message to Aloha. ‘All the love and respect to you Ally. I sincerely apologize for what happened yesterday,’ he wrote. ‘To the England fans and teammates, it is my greatest honor to play with you and for you, and I promise to learn from this experience,’ he added.카지노
The England national team also released a statement, saying: ‘Lauren is truly sorry and regrets her actions that led to her receiving a red card. It was completely out of character for Lauren. We will continue to support Lauren and act as her spokesperson. We fully respect FIFA’s disciplinary decision and will not comment further until a decision has been made.
England head coach Sarina Vigman added: “I think she lost it in the heat of the moment. She would never want to hurt anyone. She is the sweetest person I know,” she said, before wrapping her arms around James, “but when something like this happens, you can’t change it anymore. She’s going to learn a lot from this experience. But she definitely didn’t do it on purpose,” she reiterated.
“It happens because we are human. You play an intense game, an emotional game, and you lose it, and she apologized, and she’s really upset. She said she didn’t want to hurt anyone.”