Lionesses star Lauren James has broken her silence after she was sent off in England’s World Cup clash against Nigeria yesterday (August 7).
England’s ladies ended up winning the game on penalties, knocking Nigeria out and heading through to the quarter-finals.
However, it wasn’t without controversy after James was sent off for stamping on her opponent.
Lionesses star Lauren James apologises for World Cup red card
Lauren was sent off in the final minutes of a tense second half against for stamping on forward Michelle Alozie. In a moment of frustration, she stood on the back of her opponent after getting to her feet.
After initially receiving a yellow card for her actions, a VAR consultation resulted in a red card. As a result she will now not be able to play in this weekend’s quarter-final match against Colombia on Saturday (August 12).
Lauren, who is aged just 21, has now apologised for her actions.
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