We close out with the talk, our compendium of the day’s stories.
Story from Ireland, and the WSL, via the Irish Times.
Republic of Ireland manager Carla Ward has branded the abuse of Ruesha Littlejohn on social media as a “disgrace” and “disgusting”.
Littlejohn is facing a lengthy suspension from her English club Crystal Palace following an incident with Leicester City’s Hannah Cain in a League Cup game. The English Football Association has suggested that the standard punishment of a three-match ban for violent conduct would be “clearly insufficient”.
“The one thing that I don’t like, being really honest, is the outpouring of abuse on social media. In my opinion, it has been a disgrace. When do we ever learn? When do we learn that battering people in that way, it doesn’t end well. At what point do we start learning? I was close to Maddy [Maddy Cusack]. We lost Maddy. I was close to Beardy [Matt Beard]. We lost Beardy.
“I think the likes of X is getting worse and worse. I just hope when my daughter grows up it disappears because I think it’s a really vile place.
“I think organisations need to help and social media need to do better. Do I think it’s going away? No, I think it’s only going to get worse.”
