Jess Carter has spoken for the first time since revealing she has been the target of racist abuse on social media at Euro 2025; the England defender was named on the bench for the semi-final win again

England defender Jess Carter was not in the starting lineup to face Italy in the semifinals at the Women's European Championship.

Jess Carter, who plays for Gotham FC in New York, has received racial abuse during the Lionesses' Euro 2025 campaign, and is taking time off social media as a result

Sarina Wiegman says the decision to leave Jess Carter out England’s starting XI for the side’s Women’s Euro 2025 semi-final with Italy was purely ‘tactical’.

My hope is that by speaking out about this, it will make another positive change for all,” wrote a somber Jess Carter while addressing the online racial abuse she has been facing since the beginning of the UEFA Euro 2025.