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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Jamie Gardner

Jess Carter ‘relieved’ non-Black players missed penalties after Lauren James at Euro 2025

Jess Carter has admitted she felt “relief” when three of her non-Black England team-mates joined Lauren James in missing penalties in the Euro 2025 quarter-final shootout against Sweden.

Carter, who was the target of online racism during the tournament, feared James would have been on the receiving end of “astronomical” social media abuse if she had been the only England player to miss.

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