Sarina Wiegman has suggested captain Leah Williamson will be fit for England’s Euro 2025 semi-final against Italy and said Jess Carter is “ready to perform” after the defender revealed she had been the target of racist abuse.
There were concerns about centre-back Williamson’s fitness after she rolled her ankle in extra time of Thursday’s dramatic last-eight shoot-out victory over Sweden, but the Arsenal defender – alongside every other member of the squad – trained with the team on Monday morning.
Carter, in a statement shared to her accounts on several platforms on Sunday, said she would be “taking a step back” from social media, while Football Association CEO Mark Bullingham confirmed his organisation has involved UK police.
