Coach of England Sarina Wiegman said Monday that Lionesses Defender Jess Carter is “ready to perform” in the female semifinals of Euro 2025 against Italy despite the racial abuse in overlooking the game.

“We had conversations and although it is a difficult situation, Jess is a very strong person” Wiegman told reporters in Geneva In front of Tuesday the last four conflicts.

“She also felt, so we had to deal with; we couldn’t just let go.

“So, then we know that the game is happening and we want to perform – we are ready to perform, it is ready to perform and that talks about him.”

Carter27, all the royal matches of the first champions on the tournament in Switzerland began, including the dramatic penalty shooting win Sweden in a quarterfinal.

On Sunday, the English Football Association discovered that he warned the police in the UK as soon as he is familiar with abuse.

Carter, who plays club football in the United States, said he would return from social media to keep the focus on the tournament.

“It’s really sad that we have to be occupied by this”, ” added by Wiegman.

“It’s funny and disgusting to happen, and it transcends soccer, so we had to pay attention to that and support Jess.”

Midfielder Georgia StenwayMeanwhile, she insisted that what had happened that he gathered the team of how to target the victory on the third consecutive main tournament finite.

“If anything, he probably brought us together as a team,” He said a player in Munich Bayern.

“There are some things we will never be able to understand. We must get him out of society and we must kick him out of football,” She added, while saying that the composition chose to stop taking the knee to point out racism because it became “a little recurring.”

“We felt that there was a thing that didn’t do what we wanted to do. I hope it gets more changes and talk people.”

No self-satisfaction

In spite of high roses, Italy defend Cecilia Salvai Put the rivalry on one side before the semifinal crossing as it expressed solidarity for carter.

“As a player, I can say that we will not be opponents tomorrow”, Salvai said.

“I really hope he can play because it’s semifinals, so I hope he can break up a little from what happened. We have the biggest solidarity with her.”

England He returned from the edge against Sweden in Zurich, Bodici twice to force extended time before he triumphed in an extraordinary exit from the sentence.

If they win against 13. Ranked Italy, will overturn on Sunday Germany – The team that defeated in the final 2022. years in Wembley – or Spain, who beat them in the World Cup final in 2023. In Sydney.

“It would be really disrespect for Italy to think we were favorites. The semifinals made just as we did, and that is really impressive for any team, so it’s an independent mistake you could do,” Wiegman said as she rejected that label.

“We saw them play, so I don’t think it might be anything that might think we could be favorites. We will have to be in our best to win the game.”

Wiegman also hinted that all her players were fit and available for a match, which means captain Leah Williamson It should be despite being forced with an ankle injury to Sweden.

Italy is in the semifinals of a large tournament for the first time since 1997 after the beating of Norway in the last round, when a veteran Cristiana Girelli hit the son to the winner.

“We know English forces” He admitted the coach of Italy Andrea Soncin.

“They are champions; they have experiences to play in games like these, but we are strongly convinced that we can compete against them. We have a great dream and we want to come to the finals.”