England defender Jess Carter says she’s going to take a step again from social media after experiencing “numerous racial abuse” throughout Euro 2025.
In a press release on Sunday, the Lionesses additionally stated they’d now cease the anti-racism transfer of taking a knee earlier than matches, saying it was “clear we and soccer want to search out one other approach to sort out racism”.
“From the beginning of the event I’ve skilled numerous racial abuse,” stated the 27-year-old Carter.
“Whereas I really feel each fan is entitled to their opinion on efficiency and consequence I do not agree or suppose it is OK to focus on somebody’s look or race.
“On account of this I can be taking a step again from social media and leaving it to a workforce to cope with.”
The Soccer Affiliation stated it was “working with police to make sure these answerable for this hate crime are dropped at justice”.
