England Lioness takes step away from social media after vile racist abuse during Euros

England star Jess Carter has spoken out about racial abuse received during the Lionesses' Euro 2025 campaign. The defender has said she will take a step back from social media as a result.

"A message to the fans..." Carter's message on social media began. "From the start of the tournament I have experienced a lot of racial abuse.

"Whilst I feel every fan is entitled to their opinion on performance and result I don't agree or think it's ok to target someone's appearance or race. As a result of this I will be taking a step back from social media and leaving it to a team to deal with.

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"As ever I am grateful for all of the support from the genuine fans but I am taking this measure to protect myself in a bid to keep my focus on helping the team anyway I can. Hopefully speaking out will make the people writing this abuse think twice so that others won't have to deal with it.

"We have made some historic changes with this Lionesses squad that I am so proud to be a part of and my hope is that by speaking out about this it will make another positive change for all. I'm now looking forward and focusing on putting all of my energy into helping my team. Jess Carter."

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