England manager Sarina Wiegman defended Lauren James after the midfielder was sent off in the 87th minute for an ill-tempered stamp on the back of Nigeria’s Michelle Alozie. Wiegman emphasised that it was a ‘split-second’ bad decision and insisted that James wouldn’t hurt anyone, describing her as ‘the sweetest person’. She put James’ high emotions down to her lack of experince saying, ‘she is an inexperienced player on this stage and has done really well’
England beat Nigeria on penalties to reach Women’s World Cup quarter-finals
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