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England Women Jess Carter has hit out at racist abuse she has suffered from fans during Euro 2025 and says she is stepping back from managing her own social media as a result.
The Lionesses defender has started all four of England's games in Switzerland so far, but revealed she has been subject to racist slurs on her social media accounts since the tournament began.
In a statement on her Instagram, she wrote: "A message to the fans...
"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.
"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."
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