England's forward, Lauren James, issued an apology for her actions during the Women's World Cup last 16 game against Nigeria.
Her red card-worthy stamp on Nigeria's Michelle Alozie occurred in the 87th minute of the match, which took place on Monday in Brisbane.
Despite James' dismissal, the European champions England managed to secure a victory through a penalty shootout.
"All my love and respect to you," James tweeted to Alozie, who had written on social media that she had "all respect for Lauren James".
"I am sorry for what happened," added James, who will be suspended for at least England's quarter-final against Colombia, but could be banned by FIFA for longer.
"Also, for our England fans and my team-mates, playing with and for you is my greatest honour and I promise to learn from my experience."
Separately, the Lionesses released a statement of their own saying: "Lauren is really sorry for her actions which led to the red card and is full of remorse.
"It is wholly out of character for her.
"We will be supporting Lauren throughout and will be putting forward representation (to FIFA) on her behalf."
(With AFP inputs)
