The Lionesses bench opted to stand arm-in-arm instead of taking the knee against Italy to show their support to Jess Carter, standing up to the “ridiculous and disgusting” racist abuse she has been subjected to.

England defender Jess Carter says she could not have had the confidence to play in England's 2-1 defeat of Italy in their Euro 2025 semi-final after being racially abused were it not for the support of fans.

In the end, Michelle Agyemang didn’t take a penalty. But Jess Carter, who was subbed off after 70 minutes of normal time, received a torrent of abuse, even though England ultimately went through following a heroic comeback. Carter, a centre back who ...

The intervention follows England defender Jess Carter ’s decision to step back from social media after revealing she had received "a lot of racial abuse" during the tournament in Switzerland, a matter the Football Association has referred to the police.

England's players stood before their Euro 2025 semi-final on Tuesday after the Lionesses decided to stop taking the knee, while the substitutes linked arms on the touchline.