Bethany England has said she is hopeful fans will still watch the Lionesses despite the return of the Premier League overlapping with the business end of the World Cup.
The Premier League starts on Friday and Arsenal’s game against Nottingham Forest kicks off an hour into England’s World Cup quarter-final with Colombia on Saturday. James will not be available for that or a potential semi-final after her stamp on Nigeria’s Michelle Alozie but could return for the final after Fifa’s disciplinary committee ruled that her actions were deemed as “serious foul play”, rather than “violent conduct”.
